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The respondents completed the survey with mobile devices. Demographic questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Insomnia Severity Index, and The Impact of Event Scale-Revised were used to assess demographic Information, anxiety, depression, insomnia and PTSD symptoms, respectively. The associated factors of mental health status were identified by binary logistic regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 7.9 and 17.8%, respectively. Insomnia was an associated factor of anxiety (OR = 6.237, 95%CI = 6.055\u201323.761, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and depression (OR = 9.651, 95%CI = 5.699\u201322.370, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), while PTSD was an associated factor of anxiety (OR = 11.995, 95%CI = 2.946\u201313.205, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and depression (OR = 11.291, 95%CI = 6.056\u201315.380, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), Being married was a protective factor of depression (OR = 0.811, 95%CI = 1.309\u20136.039, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Female nurses showed problems in mental health. Insomnia, PTSD and marital status were associated with mental health. 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