Depression among healthcare workers in Lusaka, Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cite this dataset
Pry, Jake et al. (2023). Depression among healthcare workers in Lusaka, Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8S646
Abstract
Objectives: We sought to assess depression among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the context of COVID-19 in Lusaka Province, Zambia.
Design: This cross-sectional study is nested within the Person Centered Public Health for HIV Treatment in Zambia (PCPH), a cluster-randomized trial to assess HIV care and outcomes.
Setting: The research was conducted in 24 government-run health facilities during 11 August – 15 October 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Lusaka, Zambia.
Participants: We used convenience sampling to recruit HCW participants who were previously enrolled in the PCPH study, had more than 6 months of experience working at the facility and were voluntarily willing to participate.
Primary outcome measures: We implemented the well-validated Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess HCW depression. We used mixed-effects, adjusted Poisson regression to estimate the marginal probability of HCW experiencing depression that may warrant intervention (PHQ-9 score ≥5) by healthcare facility.
Methods
These data were collected across 24 study sites between 11 August 2020 and 15 Ocotober 2020. All facilities were part of a large Gates Foundation funded patient-centered public health (PCPH) study described in detail elsewhere (1).
Usage notes
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Funding
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Award: OPP1166485