Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic factors, social factors, history of depression or a mood disorder, and self-rated physical health and PPA or PPD
| Variable | aOR PPA, 95% CI | aOR PPD, 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point estimate | 95% Wald confidence limits | Point estimate | 95% Wald confidence limits | |||
| Age | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Education attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| High school graduate | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Post-secondary graduate | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/common law | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Never married/separated/divorced or widowed | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Attended pregnancy support program | ||||||
| Yes | Ref | Ref | ||||
| No | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Attended parent support program | ||||||
| Yes | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Availability of other types of support since birth of baby | ||||||
| All/most of the time | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Some/little/none of the time | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Sense of belonging to local community | ||||||
| Very strong/somewhat strong | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Somewhat weak/very weak | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| History of depression or a mood disorder (ever) | ||||||
| Yes | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| No | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Self-rated physical health | ||||||
| Excellent/very good | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Good/fair/poor | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
Bold values represent significant chi-square test with p < 0.05