Table 6 Predictors of perceiving internalized shame among the studied health care providers, Egypt (2020)

Age (< 30 years)

0.26

− 0.06–0.59

0.11

− 0.21

− 0.51–0.10

0.188

Gender (female)

− 0.03

− 0.38–0.32

0.86

− 0.14

− 0.45–0.17

0.376

Occupation (doctors)

0.70

0.33–1.06

< 0.001

0.33

− 0.02–0.68

0.068

Experience years (< 4 years)

0.27

− 0.05–0.60

0.10

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

− 0.49

− 0.82 to − 0.16

0.004

− 0.15

− 0.48–0.17

0.355

Experience in working during a previous pandemic (no)

0.73

0.32-1.14

< 0.001

0.42

0.03–0.81

0.036

Availability of institutional psychological/mental health support (no)

0.23

− 0.15–0.62

0.23

Personal expectation about COVID-19 (severe disease)

0.25

− 0.16–0.66

0.23

Worry from contracting COVID-19 at work (severe worry)

0.97

0.64–1.30

< 0.001

0.28

− 0.04–0.61

0.084

Knowledge score

− .149

− 0.32–0.02

0.09

Discrimination intent score

− 0.16

− 0.19 to − 0.13

< 0.001

− 0.14

− 0.17 to −0.10

< 0.001

Impact stigma score

0.17

0.13–0.20

< 0.001

0.17

0.13–0.201

< 0.001