Bundi Jared Makori, Poipoi Moses, Morema Everlyne Nyanchera
Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya.
Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kakamega, Kenya.
East Afr Health Res J. 2024;8(3):296-304. doi: 10.24248/eahrj.v8i3.798. Epub 2025 Jan 30.
Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) spread across the globe, causing distress among various populations, including healthcare providers. This disease has had an unparalleled effect on the world's economic situation, livelihood, mental and physical well-being across the globe.The study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and identify the occupational and psychological factors associated with depression among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in a regional referral hospital in Kisumu County.
We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study at JOOTRH where a total of 202 respondents participated in the study. The survey questionnaire consisted of four components: demographic factors, occupational factors, and psychological factors. Depression was measured using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Data was analysed using the statistical package for Social Science version 28. Pearson chi-square was used to determine the occupational and psychological factors associated with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic at .
The overall prevalence of depression was at 57.4%. The occupational and psychological factors associated with depression among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic included being over 30 years old, married, having over 6 years of work experience, COVID-19 training, having an irregular work schedule, lacking psychological support services, and facing stigma.
The study findings revealed a considerable proportion of depressive symptoms among health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic at JOOTRH. Older age, being married, more years of work experience, previous exposure to pandemic, having COVID-19 training, and irregular work schedule, experience of stigma, and lack of psychological support were significantly associated with depression.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在全球蔓延，给包括医疗服务提供者在内的各类人群带来困扰。这种疾病对全球经济形势、生计、身心健康产生了前所未有的影响。本研究旨在确定基苏木县一家区域转诊医院在COVID-19大流行期间医护人员中抑郁症的患病率，并确定与抑郁症相关的职业和心理因素。
我们在JOOTRH医院开展了一项基于医院的横断面研究，共有202名受访者参与了该研究。调查问卷由四个部分组成：人口统计学因素、职业因素和心理因素。使用9项患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）测量抑郁症。数据使用社会科学统计软件包第28版进行分析。采用Pearson卡方检验确定COVID-19大流行期间与抑郁症相关的职业和心理因素。
抑郁症的总体患病率为57.4%。COVID-19大流行期间医护人员中与抑郁症相关的职业和心理因素包括年龄超过30岁、已婚、工作经验超过6年、接受过COVID-19培训、工作时间表不规律、缺乏心理支持服务以及面临污名化。
研究结果显示，在JOOTRH医院COVID-19大流行期间，相当一部分医护人员存在抑郁症状。年龄较大、已婚、工作年限较长、曾接触过疫情、接受过COVID-19培训、工作时间表不规律、有污名化经历以及缺乏心理支持与抑郁症显著相关。
