OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder among health professionals working in South Gondar Zone hospitals in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amhara Ethiopia 2020. METHODS Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted. A total of 396 respondents completed the questionnaire and were included in the analysis. A previously adapted self-administered pretested standard questionnaire, Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R-22) was used to measure post-traumatic stress disorder. Data was entered into Epi data version 4.4.2 then exported to SPSS version 24 for analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistical procedures, bivariate, and multivariate binary logistic regressions with odds ratios and 95% confidence interval were employed. The level of significance of association was determined at a p-value < 0.05. RESULTS The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among health care providers in this study was 55.1% (95% CI: 50.3, 59.6). Lack of standardized PPE supply (AOR = 2.5 7,95CI;1.37,4.85), respondents age > 40 years (AOR = 3.95, 95CI; 1.74, 8.98), having medical illness (AOR = 4.65, 95CI;1.65,13.12), perceived stigma (AOR = 1.97, 95CI;1.01, 3.85), history of mental illness(AOR = 8.08,95IC;2.18,29.98) and having poor social support (AOR = 4.41,95CI;2.65,7.3) were significantly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder at p-value < 0.05. Conversely, being a physician (AOR = 0.15, 95CI; 0.04, 0.56) was less affected by PTSD. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among health care providers in this study was high. Adequate and standardized PPE supply, giving especial emphasis to those care providers with medical illness, history of mental illness, and having poor social support, creating awareness in the community to avoid the stigma faced by health care providers who treat COVID patients is recommended.

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2020 年埃塞俄比亚西北部 COVID-19 大流行时期卫生专业人员创伤后应激障碍的患病率：一项多中心横断面研究。

目的 本研究旨在评估 2020 年埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉州 COVID-19 大流行期间在南贡德尔区医院工作的卫生专业人员中创伤后应激障碍的患病率和相关因素。方法进行了基于机构的横断面研究设计。共有 396 名受访者完成了调查问卷并纳入分析。先前采用的自我管理预测试标准问卷“事件影响量表修订版”(IES-R-22) 用于测量创伤后应激障碍。数据输入 Epi 数据版本 4.4.2，然后导出到 SPSS 版本 24 进行分析。采用描述性和分析性统计程序、具有比值比和 95% 置信区间的双变量和多变量二元逻辑回归。关联的显着性水平在 p 值 < 0.05 时确定。结果 本研究中医疗保健提供者中创伤后应激障碍的患病率为 55.1% (95% CI: 50.3, 59.6)。缺乏标准化个人防护装备供应 (AOR = 2.5 7,95CI;1.37,4.85)、受访者年龄 > 40 岁 (AOR = 3.95, 95CI; 1.74, 8.98)、患有医疗疾病 (AOR = 4.65, 95CI;1.65,13.12)、耻辱感知（AOR = 1.97, 95CI;1.01, 3.85）、精神疾病史（AOR = 8.08,95IC;2.18,29.98）和社会支持较差（AOR = 4.41,95CI;2.65,7.3）与职位显着相关。 -p值<0.05的创伤性应激障碍。相反，作为一名医生（AOR = 0.15，95CI；0.04，0.56）受 PTSD 的影响较小。结论 在本研究中，医疗保健提供者中创伤后应激障碍的患病率很高。建议提供充足和标准化的个人防护装备，特别关注那些患有疾病、有精神疾病史和社会支持较差的护理人员，在社区中提高认识，以避免治疗新冠患者的卫生保健提供者面临耻辱。