Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of family strain by mothers’ and children’s mental distress status classes during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 157).
| Family Strain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR 1 (95% CI 2) | Adjusted OR 1 (95% CI 2) | |
| Mothers’ mental distress | ||
| Low | Referent | Referent |
| Medium | 4.08 (1.28, 12.99) | 3.90 (1.08, 14.03) 3 |
| High | 6.75 (1.90, 23.99) | 4.57 (1.03, 20.25) 3 |
| Children’s mental distress | ||
| Low | Referent | Referent |
| High | 2.39 (0.98, 5.80) | 1.75 (0.56, 5.20) 4 |
1 Odds ratio; 2 confidence interval; 3 adjusted for worries about child well-being, worries about child education, family difficulty managing schoolwork and childcare, difficulty managing child’s school activities and sociodemographic score (education, marital status and household income); 4 adjusted for maternal mental health distress, family difficulty managing schoolwork and childcare, difficulty managing child’s school activities and sociodemographic score (education, marital status and household income).