Table 4.
Unadjusted (UOR) and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) of factors associated with knowledge of postnatal mental health in the 2012 Alberta-B survey (Alberta, Canada) (N = 1207)
| Variable |
High level of postnatal mental health knowledge |
Low level of postnatal mental health knowledge |
UOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
494 (85.2) |
86 (14.8) |
.67* |
.47-.95 |
.86 |
.56-1.32 |
| Female |
534 (89.6) |
62 (10.4) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
386 (85.6) |
65 (14.4) |
.77 |
.54-1.09 |
|
|
| Employed |
641 (88.5) |
83 (11.5) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Children (age < 18) in household |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
671 (86.7) |
103 (13.3) |
.83 |
.57-1.20 |
|
|
| Yes |
354 (88.7) |
45 (11.3) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Age (in childbearing years: 18–35) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
840 (87.5) |
120 (12.5) |
.93 |
.58-1.52 |
|
|
| Yes |
165 (88.2) |
22 (11.8) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single/widowed/divorced |
312 (86.2) |
50 (13.8) |
.85 |
.59-1.23 |
|
|
| Married/common-law |
712 (88.0) |
97 (12.0) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No post-secondary education |
242 (82.6) |
51 (17.4) |
.58* |
.40-.84 |
.46 |
.29-.73 |
| Post-secondary |
782 (89.1) |
96 (10.9) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Born in Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
175 (82.9) |
36 (17.1) |
.64* |
.42-.96 |
.58 |
.33-1.02 |
| Yes |
853 (88.4) |
112 (11.6) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Born in Alberta |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
351 (88.2) |
47 (11.8) |
.97 |
.65-1.44 |
|
|
| Yes |
502 (88.5) |
65 (11.5) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Caucasian |
139 (81.8) |
31 (18.2) |
.58* |
.37-.89 |
.62 |
.34-1.12 |
| Caucasian |
885 (88.6) |
114 (11.4) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <$40,000 |
102 (82.3) |
22 (17.7) |
.64* |
.38-1.06 |
.79 |
.44-1.41 |
| ≥$40,000 |
706 (87.9) |
97 (12.1) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural/Other |
335 (86.1) |
54 (13.9) |
.84 |
.59-1.21 |
|
|
| Urban |
693 (88.1) |
94 (11.9) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Personal experience |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
406 (82.5) |
86 (17.5) |
.43* |
.30-.62 |
.58 |
.38-.88 |
| Yes |
620 (91.6) |
57 (8.4) |
1.00 |
|
|
|
| Prenatal knowledge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High |
770 |
254 |
4.35* |
3.04-6.22 |
3.47 |
2.28-5.29 |
| Low | 60 | 86 | 1.00 |
*Met criterion for inclusion in multivariable model (p < .10).
Note. UOR = unadjusted odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.