Table 4 Predictors of severe worry of contracting COVID-19 infection at work among the studied health care providers, Egypt (2020)

Age (< 30 years)

1.55

1.09–2.21

0.01

1.30

0.87–1.96

0.200

Gender (female)

1.16

0.79–1.70

0.43

0.88

0.57–1.37

0.572

Marital status (married)

1.22

0.86–1.726

0.25

Occupation (doctors)

1.19

0.80–1.76

0.38

Years of experience (< 4 years)

1.36

0.96–1.92

0.08

Primarily work in ED, ICU, or infectious diseases dep. (yes)

1.29

0.90–1.83

0.15

Experience in working during a previous pandemic (no)

1.47

0.93–2.32

0.09

Exposure to at least one person who has been diagnosed or had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection (yes)

0.81

0.56–1.18

0.28

Receiving any training about COVID-19 (no)

1.21

0.84–1.75

0.29

Receive appropriate guidelines on updated procedures related to personal safety to follow at work (no)

1.85

1.27–2.69

0.001

1.27

0.81–1.98

0.293

Employer provision of adequate PPE (no)

1.93

1.36–2.74

< 0.001

1.23

0.81–1.87

0.325

Availability of institutional psychological/mental health support (no)

1.50

0.97–2.31

0.06

Being redirected to activities related to COVID-19 (yes)

0.95

0.65–01.39

0.80

Personal perception of  COVID-19 (severe disease) (severe)

1.78

1.11–2.87

0.017

1.99

1.17–3.39

0.011

Thinking that COVID-19 will finally be successfully controlled (no)

2.56

1.74–3.76

< 0.001

1.70

1.04–2.76

0.033

Confidence that Egypt can control the epidemic (no)

2.25

1.58–3.22

< 0.001

1.43

0.91–2.25

0.119

Underestimating dangerous effect of COVID-19 on general health in its early days (no)

1.48

1.04–2.10

0.02

1.30

0.88–1.93

0.188

Probability of work continuation during COVID-19 pandemic if she/he is fit/well? (unlikely)

2.96

2.03–4.31

< 0.001

1.88

1.21–2.91

0.005

Knowledge score

0.97

0.81–1.77

0.80

Discrimination intent score

0.85

0.81–0.88

< 0.001

0.88

0.84–0.93

< 0.001

Impact stigma score

1.10

1.05–1.15

< 0.001

1.08

1.03–1.14

0.003

Internalized shame scale

1.29

1.17–1.413

< 0.001

1.03

0.92–1.16

0.560