Table 2 Association of work and health related factors with psychological morbidity
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Psychological morbidity | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total¶ | Non-case-ness | Case-ness | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Working hours/day | 8 h and less | 184 (24.5) | 161 (87.5) | 23 (12.5) | 0.66 |
> 8 h | 567 (75.5) | 489 (86.24) | 78 (13.76) | ||
Day off | Yes | 341 (45.96) | 299 (87.68) | 42 (12.32) | 0.39 |
No | 401 (54.04) | 343 (85.54) | 58 (14.46) | ||
Sick leave | Yes | 466 (64.1) | 423 (90.77) | 43 (9.23) | < 0.001 |
No | 261 (35.9) | 211 (80.84) | 50 (19.16) | ||
Duration of last stay in India | < 12 months | 419 (56.47) | 98 (82.35) | 21 (17.65) | 0.28 |
12–23 months | 241 (32.48) | 531 (87.19) | 78 (12.81) | ||
24–35 months | 50 (6.78) | 44 (88.0) | 6 (12.0) | ||
36 months and later | 32 (4.31) | 25 (78.13) | 6 (21.87) | ||
Reason for return | Holiday | 348 (52.02) | 330 (94.83) | 18 (5.17) | < 0.001 |
Personal problems¶¶ | 305 (45.59) | 248 (81.31) | 57 (18.69) | ||
Others (end of contract, political issues) | 16 (2.39) | 11 (68.75) | 5 (31.25) | ||
Going back¶¶¶ | Yes | 607 (81.59) | 540 (83.59) | 67 (11.04) | < 0.001 |
No | 137 (18.41) | 106 (68.37) | 31 (31.63) | ||
Current smoker | Yes | 415 (55.41) | 359 (86.51) | 56 (13.49) | 0.89 |
No | 334 (44.59) | 290 (86.83) | 44 (13.17) | ||
Current alcohol user | Yes | 429 (57.12) | 387 (90.21) | 42 (9.79) | 0.001 |
No | 322 (42.88) | 263 (81.68) | 59 (18.32) | ||
Smoke marijuana | Yes | 32 (4.27) | 25 (78.13) | 7 (21.88) | 0.15 |
No | 718 (95.73) | 624 (86.91) | 94 (13.09) | ||
Sex in last 6 months | Yes | 502 (67.20) | 452 (90.04) | 50 (9.96) | < 0.001 |
No | 245 (32.80) | 194 (79.18) | 51 (20.82) | ||
Existing health problem§ | Yes | 114 (15.36) | 76 (66.67) | 38 (33.33) | < 0.001 |
No | 628 (84.64) | 566 (90.13) | 62 (9.87) | ||
Accessing healthcare | Difficult to access | 197 (28.84) | 153 (77.66) | 44 (22.34) | < 0.001 |
Easy to access | 486 (71.16) | 446 (91.77) | 40 (8.23) | ||
Health expense coverage | Completely by employer | 54 (11.04) | 46 (85.19) | 8 (14.81) | 0.02 |
Partially by employer | 60 (12.27) | 57 (95.0%) | 3 (5.0%) | ||
Completely by myself | 375 (76.69) | 302 (80.53) | 73 (19.47%) | ||
Healthcare expense | Easy to manage | 313 (42.07) | 288 (92.01) | 25 (7.99) | < 0.001 |
Somehow manageable | 311 (41.8) | 269 (86.5) | 42 (13.5) | ||
Very difficult to manage | 120 (16.13) | 87 (72.5) | 33 (27.5) | ||