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. 2017 Jun 29;17:206. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1383-8

Table 3.

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

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) - --
Number of Antenatal Care visits visits adjusted to Gestational Age -- -- 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)

*significant at <0.05, **significant at <0.001

Access to health care facility score: minimum = 5; Maximum = 15; Mean = 11.98; SD = 2.40

Birth Preparedness score: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 4; Mean = 1.61; SD = 1.42

Intimate Partner violence score: minimum = 9; Maximum = 16; Mean = 2.14; SD = 2.88

Social support score: minimum = 3; Maximum = 14; Mean = 10.68; SD = 2.00

Number of ANC visits: minimum = 0; Maximum = 8; Mean = 1.524; SD = 1.50

Parity score: minimum = 0; Maximum = 12; Mean = 2.74; SD = 2.09