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Table 3 Having assisted delivery and use of postnatal care vs antenatal depressive symptoms

From: Antenatal depressive symptoms and utilisation of delivery and postnatal care: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia

Variables

Assisted delivery vs SVD

Postnatal care use

(cOR, 95% CI)

(aOR, 95% CI)

(cOR, 95% CI)

(aOR, 95% CI)

Depressive Symptoms: PHQ9 ≥ 5

1.31 (0.90, 1.91)

1.72 (1.10, 2.69)*

1.12 (0.87, 1.43)

1.13 (0.85, 1.50)

Access to Health Facility

1.18 (1.09, 1.29)**

1.11 (1.02, 1.22)*

1.05 (1.00, 1.10)*

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

Marital Status: Single

2.79 (0.89, 8.76

2.33 (0.66, 8.17)

0.74 (0.27, 2.04)

0.71 (0.24, 2.16)

Residence: Rural

0.18 (0.11, 0.29)**

0.39 (0.21, 0.75)*

0.60 (0.39, 0.93)*

1.42 (0.82, 2.46)

Income per family:

 Low

1

1

1

1

 Medium

0.91 (0.58, 1.42)

0.72 (0.45, 1.17)

0.97 (0.74, 1.28)

0.91 (0.68, 1.21)

 High

1.06 (0.69, 1.62)

0.80 (0.48, 1.34)

1.12 (0.86, 1.47)

0.98 (0.72, 1.33)

Educational Level:

 Illiterate

1

1

1

1

 Primary Schooling

2.62 (1.78, 3.88)**

1.29 (0.81, 2.06)

1.19 (0.92, 1.53)

1.0 (0.79, 1.43)

  ≥ Secondary

10.85 (5.84, 20.16)**

2.40 (1.02, 5.67)*

4.03 (1.93, 8.41)**

3.23 (1.34, 7.77)*

Intimate Partner violence

0.97 (0.91, 1.03)

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

1.09 (2.04, 1.13)**

1.11 (1.06, 1.16)**

Social Support

1.00 (0.92, 1.09)

1.03 (0.93, 1.14)

1.01 (0.95, 1.06)

0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

Institutional Delivery of last baby: Yes

2.07(1.31, 3.27)*

1.40 (0.82, 2.37)

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Number of Antenatal Care visits visits adjusted to Gestational Age

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1.72 (1.40, 2.12)**

1.42 (1.14, 1.76)*

Birth Preparedness

1.21 (1.07, 1.36)*

1.01 (0.87, 1.17)

1.32 (1.21, 1.43)**

1.30 (1.18, 1.42)**

Parity

0.65 (0.58, 0.73)**

0.72 (0.62, 0.82)**

0.96 (0.91, 1.02)

1.01 (0.94, 1.08)

Pregnancy Intention:

 Wanted

1

1

1

1

 Mistimed

0.62 (0.29, 1.31)

0.87 (0.39, 1.95)

1.27 (0.81, 1.99)

1.26 (0.79, 2.01)

 Unwanted

0.54 (0.36, 0.82)*

1.01 (0.63, 1.62)

0.80 (0.63, 1.02)

0.86 (0.66, 1.13)

Symptoms of Pregnancy Comp.: ≥1

1.48 (1.03, 2.12)*

1.54 (1.01, 2.34)*

0.90 (0.72, 1.12)

0.85 (0.66, 1.10)

Comorbid medical conditions: ≥1

1.38 (0.96, 1.97)

1.47 (0.99, 2.19)

0.94 (0.74, 1.18)

0.84 (0.66, 107)

  1. *significant at <0.05, **significant at <0.001
  2. Access to health care facility score: minimum = 5; Maximum = 15; Mean = 11.98; SD = 2.40
  3. Birth Preparedness score: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 4; Mean = 1.61; SD = 1.42
  4. Intimate Partner violence score: minimum = 9; Maximum = 16; Mean = 2.14; SD = 2.88
  5. Social support score: minimum = 3; Maximum = 14; Mean = 10.68; SD = 2.00
  6. Number of ANC visits: minimum = 0; Maximum = 8; Mean = 1.524; SD = 1.50
  7. Parity score: minimum = 0; Maximum = 12; Mean = 2.74; SD = 2.09
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