Table 5.

Heirachical multivariate logistic regression to assess factors associated with parenting confidence ¹

	Step 2 2		Step 3 3		Step 4 4
	AOR	99% CI	AOR	99% CI	AOR	99% CI
Sector of birth facility
Private facility	1		1		1
Public facility	1.33	1.12-1.59***	1.17	0.92-1.47	1.16	0.91-1.48
Length of hospital stay
<24 hours	-		1.20	0.85-1.69	1.21	0.86-1.71
1-2 nights	-		1		1
3-4 nights	-		0.73	0.60-0.90***	0.73	0.59-0.89***
5+ nights	-		0.65	0.50-0.83***	0.64	0.50-0.83***
Telephoned by a care provider
No	-		1		1
Yes	-		1.04	0.88-1.23	1.04	0.88-1.24
Visited at home by a care provider
No	-		1		1
Yes	-		0.87	0.71-1.06	0.84	0.69-1.03
Access to contact for 24 hour support
No	-		1		1
Yes	-		1.33	1.07-1.64***	1.34	1.08-1.65***
Visited a nurse/midwife
No	-		-		1
Yes	-		-		0.80	0.66-0.98**
Visited a GP
No	-		-		1
Yes	-		-		1.01	0.86-1.20

**p < .01, ***p < .001.

¹Step 1(not shown) simultaneously adjusted for age, parity, level of education, country of birth, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification, and area of residence.

²Step 2 adjusted for sector of birth.

³Step 3 adjusted for initiatives proactively delivered by health services (length of hospital stay, being telephoned by a care provider, visited at home by a care provider and being given contact details of someone to contact at any time).

⁴Step 4 adjusted for initiatives undertaken by women (visiting a midwife or nurse and visiting a GP).