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. 2010 Dec;197(6):468–475. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076497

Table 2.

Univariate proportional odds regression analysis of associations between potential confounders and score on the discordant protective and discordant celebratory scales

Proportional odds ratio (95% CI)
Potential confounders n (%) Mean (s.d.) Median (IQR) Discordant protective scale (0–3) Discordant celebratory scale (0–2)
Maternal age, years

26.9 (6.3)

0.98 (0.95–1.00)
1.03 (1.01–1.06)
Parity
    Primiparous 138 (14.5) Referencea Referencea
    2–4 births 423 (44.4) 1.03 (0.66–1.61) 1.91 (1.28–2.84)
    5 or more
392 (41.1)


0.83 (0.52–1.32)
2.44 (1.64–3.64)
No maternal education
762 (80.0)


0.94 (0.65–1.37)
1.67 (1.22–2.29)
No paternal education
349 (36.9)


0.87 (0.63–1.20)
1.40 (1.09–1.81)
Living standard scale (0–6)

1.85 (1.4)

1.04 (0.93–1.16)
0.81 (0.74–0.89)
Lower relative wealth
539 (56.7)


1.02 (0.75–1.39)
1.28 (1.00–1.65)
Indebted
79 (8.3)


1.37 (0.83– 2.27)
1.16 (0.74–1.81)
Hungry in last month
152 (16.0)


0.75 (0.48–1.17)
1.62 (1.17–2.25)
No emergency resources
528 (55.5)


1.01 (0.75–1.38)
1.57 (1.22–2.01)
Rural
818 (85.8)


0.87 (0.56–1.33)
1.41 (0.98–2.03)
Autonomy level
    Lowest 613 (64.8) Referenceb Referenceb
    Middle 188 (19.9) 1.03 (0.70–1.53) 0.81 (0.59–1.11)
    Highest
145 (15.3)


1.23 (0.81–1.87)
1.07 (0.76–1.52)
Polygamous marriage
173 (18.3)


0.99 (0.66–1.47)
1.28 (0.93–1.76)
Antenatal violence
22 (2.3)


0.33 (0.08–1.44)
1.34 (0.59–3.01)
Marriage without consent
176 (18.6)


1.17 (0.80–1.70)
1.48 (1.09–2.02)
Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ–20) score


2 (4)
0.97 (0.92–1.02)
1.07 (1.03–1.11)
Sees family ≤monthly
282 (29.6)


1.07 (0.77–1.49)
1.73 (1.33–2.26)
Sees friends ≤monthly
230 (24.1)


1.04 (0.73–1.48)
0.92 (0.69–1.23)
Not enough help from family
189 (19.8)


0.59 (0.39–0.90)
1.48 (1.09–2.01)
Not enough help at home
578 (60.7)


1.01 (0.74–1.38)
1.03 (0.80–1.33)
Scale (0–4)
271 (28.7)


0.96 (0.79–1.16)
1.28 (1.10–1.49)
Body mass index in pregnancy, kg/m2


21.7 (2.3)
0.99 (0.92–1.05)
0.96 (0.91–1.02)
Obstetric complications
    0 330 (35.9) Referencec Referencec
    1 319 (34.7) 1.15 (0.80–1.65) 1.08 (0.81–1.46)
    ≥2
270 (29.4)


1.00 (0.68–1.46)
0.98 (0.72–1.34)
Diarrhoeal episodes
55 (5.8)


1.31 (0.71–2.40)
1.35 (0.79–2.29)
Malarial episodes
125 (13.2)


1.21 (0.79–1.86)
1.60 (1.11–2.29)
Girl 468 (49.1) 0.85 (0.63–1.16) 0.85 (0.66–1.09)

IQR, interquartile range.

a. Parity: test for trend (a) discordant protective χ21 = 1.21, P = 0.2712; (b) discordant celebratory χ21 = 17.79, P<0.0001.

b. Autonomy: test for trend (a) discordant protective χ21 = 0.80, P = 0.3702; (b) discordant celebratory χ21 = 0.01, P = 0.9258.

c. Obstetric complications: test for trend (a) discordant protective χ21 = 0.00, P = 0.9697; (b) discordant celebratory χ21 = 0.01, P = 0.9286.