Determinants of self-reported health status during COVID-19 lockdown among surveyed Ecuadorian population: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the associations of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors with depression, anxiety, and self-reported health status during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ecuador. We also assessed the differences in these associations between women and men.

Design, setting, and participants

We conducted a cross-sectional survey between July to October 2020 to adults who were living in Ecuador between March to October 2020. All data were collected through an online survey. We ran descriptive and bivariate analyses and fitted sex-stratified multivariate logistic regression models to assess the association between explanatory variables and self-reported health status.

Results

1801 women and 1123 men completed the survey. Their median (IQR) age was 34 (27-

SUBMITTER: Duenas-Espin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9994680 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature