High stress related to COVID-19 among health workers in the Plateau Central healthcare region (BURKINA FASO): a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Wenddinda Rabbaly Adeline Salou¹  Désiré Lucien Dahourou²  Solo Traoré³  Wendlassida Josiane Kaboré³  Datouo Thomas Kambou³  Wind-La-Sida Abd-El-Aziz Ouédraogo³  Yemboado Diedonné Lompo⁴  Mady Zorné⁵  Siaka Sia⁶  Boezemwendé Ouoba⁶  Boyo Constant Paré⁷  Oumar Guira⁸  Abdoulaye Ouédraogo⁹  Delphin Kaboré^1,10 

[1] Boussé Healthcare District, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Boussé, Burkina Faso;Department of Biomedical and Public Health, Research Institute of Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Ziniaré Regional Hospital, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso;Gynecology and Obstetric Department of the Regional Hospital Center of Ziniaré, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso;Head Directorate of the Regional Hospital Center of Ziniaré, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso;Regional Healthcare Directorate of the Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso;Training and Research Unit in Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;Training and Research Unit in Health Sciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;Internal Medicine Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;Ziniaré Healthcare District, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso;Zorgho Healthcare District, Plateau Central Healthcare Region, Zorgho, Burkina Faso;

关键词: COVID-19;    PSS-10;    stress;    health workers;    Plateau Central healthcare region;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1162707

 received in 2023-02-17, accepted in 2023-05-17,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic challenged the mental wellbeing of health workers. The objective of this study was to assess health workers' perceived stress during the response to COVID-19 in the Central Plateau region (Burkina Faso).MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of health workers in the Central Plateau health region from September 20 to October 20, 2021. Agents' perceived stress was assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Factors associated with high stress (PSS-10 score ≥ 27) were identified by logistic regression.ResultsA total of 272 officers participated in the survey. The mean PSS-10 score was 29.3 points (standard deviation: 6.2). Three out of ten agents (68%) had a high level of stress. The main sources of stress were the risk of being exposed to contamination (70%) and being the source of contamination (78%). Working at the referral health center [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.29; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.19–4.41], the hospital as the main source of COVID-19 information (aOR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.01-3.04), fear of COVID-19 patients being managed at one's center (aOR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.06–3.07) were factors associated with high health worker stress levels during the first wave of COVID-19.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic caused high stress among health care workers in Burkina Faso. Psychological support for health center workers in responding to future epidemics would improve their mental health.

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