Table 4.
Effect modification of child’s age, gender and birth order on association between social emotional developmental delay and being left behind by migrating mothers.
| Children left behind by migrant mothers |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OR |
95% CI |
P-value |
P for interaction* |
|
|
Age of child, months:† | ||||
| 1-11 |
1.77 |
1.51-2.07 |
<0.001 |
0.073 |
| 12-23 |
1.03 |
0.46-2.30 |
0.926 |
|
| 24-59 |
1.74 |
1.56-1.95 |
<0.001 |
|
|
Gender of child:‡ | ||||
| Boys |
1.00 |
0.50-2.00 |
0.988 |
0.031 |
| Girls |
2.67 |
2.29-3.11 |
<0.001 |
|
|
Birth order of child:§ | ||||
| 1 |
1.08 |
0.57-2.03 |
0.777 |
0.077 |
| ≥2 | 1.89 | 1.65-2.18 | <0.001 | |
CI – confidence interval, OR – odds ratio
*Assessed in logistic regression models with a product term between mother’s absence and stratifying variable (age/gender/birth order).
†Adjusted for gender, birth order, gestational age, and birthweight of child, highest education level of caregivers, delivery method and household income.
‡Adjusted for age, birth order, gestational age, and birthweight of child, highest education level of caregivers, delivery method and household income.
§Adjusted for age, gender, gestational age, and birthweight of child, highest education level of caregivers, delivery method and household income.