Table 3.
Risk factors associated with stress among pregnant women in Bale zone, April 2017
| Variable | Categories | Perceived stress | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | COR | AOR | ||
| Marital status | Married | 41 | 334 | 1 | 1 |
| Single | 5 | 16 | 2.55 (0.13, 1.12) | 1.75 (0.15, 20.07) | |
| Age of the respondents | ≤ 24 | 24 | 184 | 3.39 (0.44, 26.14) | 2.28 (0.82, 6.37) |
| 25–34 | 21 | 140 | 3.90 (0.50, 30.27) | 1.44 (0.10, 20.28) | |
| ≥ 34 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 23 | 212 | 1 | 1 |
| Merchant | 5 | 44 | 1.07 (0.386, 2.98) | 0.71 (0.044, 11.58) | |
| Private employee | 7 | 43 | 2.69 (1.04, 6.92) | 0.29 (0.02, 14.47) | |
| Farmer | 5 | 24 | 1.42 (0.30, 6.92) | 2.18 (0.11, 42.2) | |
| Government employee | 6 | 13 | 0.78 (0.26, 2.38) | 0.64 (0.03, 14.47) | |
| Living arrangements | With husband | 38 | 323 | 1 | 1 |
| Alone | 8 | 27 | 2.52 (1.07, 5.94) | 0.29 (0.016, 5.34) | |
| Status of pregnancy | Wanted/planned | 36 | 303 | 1 | 1 |
| Unwanted/unplanned | 10 | 47 | 0.56 (0.26, 1.200) | 1.12 (0.10, 12.15) | |
| Gravida (in number) | 1 | 9 | 130 | 3.05 (0.38, 24.73) | 1.08 (0.29, 4.02) |
| 2–5 | 36 | 176 | 9.00 (1.20, 67.46) | 9.82 (1.08, 89.5) | |
| ≥ 6 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gestational age (in weeks) | ≤ 12 | 23 | 63 | 6.44 (2.73, 15.12) | 3.53 (1.03, 12.08) |
| 13–24 | 15 | 146 | 1.81 (0.75, 4.40) | 1.04 (0.34, 3.18) | |
| ≥ 25 | 8 | 141 | 1 | 1 | |
| History neonatal death | Yes | 2 | 30 | 0.38 (0.09, 1.65) | 0.60 (0.11, 3.18) |
| No | 34 | 192 | 1 | 1 | |
Italic values indicate significance of P-value (P < 0.05)