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cord-281944-5rh0v96j	Hajure, Mohammedamin	Depression, Anxiety and Associated Factors Among Chronic Medical Patients Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital, Mettu, Ethiopia, 2020	2020-10-28		.txt	text/plain	3759	199	49	Therefore, the study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and associated factors among chronic medical patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital, Mettu, Ethiopia. Female gender (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI (1.06, 2.59)), poor social support (AOR = 1.94, 95% CI (1.10, 3.42)), widowed/divorced (AOR = 3.92, 95% CI (1.59, 9.64)), separated (AOR = 3.66, 95% CI (1.64, 8.19)), and longer duration of illness (AOR = 1.82, 95% CI (1.15, 2.89)) were significantly associated with depression, whereas earlier age at onset of illness, having more than three co-morbid diagnoses, tobacco use and poor social support were found to have significant association with anxiety among chronic medical patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia. Whereas, earlier age at onset of illness (less than 36 years), having more than three comorbid diagnosis, past three month use of tobacco and poor social support were found to have significant associations with anxiety symptoms among chronic medical patients in Ethiopia amid COVID-19.	./cache/cord-281944-5rh0v96j.txt	./txt/cord-281944-5rh0v96j.txt