Table 6.
Univariate multinominal logistic regression of anxiety among pregnant women (N=4087).
| Variable | ORua (95% CI) | |||||
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Mild anxiety | Moderate anxiety | Severe anxiety | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
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Age (years) | |||||
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≤19b | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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20-25 | 0.57 (0.22-1.50) | 0.99 (0.38-2.61) | 0.59 (0.17-2.03) | |
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26-30 | 0.92 (0.47-1.80) | 0.74 (0.29-1.93) | 0.32 (0.10-1.10) | |
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31-35 | 0.75 (0.40-1.41) | 0.76 (0.29-2.00) | 0.53 (0.15-1.81) | |
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36-40 | 0.77 (0.41-1.42) | 0.57 (0.19-1.70) | 0.51 (0.13-2.07) | |
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≥41 | 0.72 (0.38-1.35) | 0.57 (0.13-2.56) | 0.63 (0.10-4.00) | |
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Education level | |||||
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Primary or belowb | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Junior secondary | 0.99 (0.59-1.64) | 0.58 (0.32-1.04) | 5.25 (0.72-38.54) | |
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Senior secondary | 1.21 (0.73-2.02) | 0.69 (0.38-1.23) | 2.45 (0.32-18.49) | |
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Matriculation | 1.19 (0.72-1.98) | 0.46 (0.25-0.83)* | 2.05 (0.27-15.46) | |
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Undergraduate | 1.31 (0.79-2.19) | 0.32 (0.17-0.59)** | 1.94 (0.25-14.91) | |
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Postgraduate or above | 1.36 (0.70-2.63) | 0.60 (0.25-1.44) | 2.11 (0.19-23.87) | |
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Employment | |||||
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Unemployed/housewife/studentb | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Farmer | 1.08 (0.92-1.27) | 0.78 (0.61-1.00) | 0.60 (0.40-0.90)* | |
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Employed | 0.66 (0.93-0.68) | 1.09 (0.71-1.68) | 1.00 (0.51-1.97) | |
| Pregnancy-related characteristics | ||||||
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Parity | |||||
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Nulliparousb | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Primiparous | 0.88 (0.76-1.03) | 1.06 (0.84-1.35) | 1.32 (0.88-1.98) | |
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Multiparous | 0.86 (0.62-1.21) | 1.37 (0.86-2.17) | 2.51 (1.32-4.75)* | |
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Gestational age | |||||
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First trimester (12 weeks or below)b | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Second trimester (13-26 weeks) | 0.97 (0.78-1.20) | 1.22 (0.88-1.70) | 0.84 (0.48-1.48) | |
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Third trimester (27 weeks or above) | 1.31 (1.07-1.60)* | 1.21 (0.88-1.66) | 1.36 (0.82-2.24) | |
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Pregnancy-related complications | |||||
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Nob | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Yes | 1.39 (1.04-1.84)* | 1.33 (0.86-2.06) | .90 (0.39-2.08) | |
| Cognitive and psychological variables | ||||||
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Perceived susceptibility | 1.20 (1.15-1.26)*** | 1.28 (1.20-1.37)*** | 1.24 (1.11-1.38)*** | ||
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Perceived severity | 1.21 (1.16-1.25)*** | 1.19 (1.12-1.26)*** | 1.52 (1.35-1.71)*** | ||
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Perceived impact | 1.16 (1.08-1.25)*** | 1.29 (1.15-1.44)*** | 1.15 (0.95-1.38) | ||
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Self-efficacy | 0.98 (0.94-1.02) | 0.93 (0.87-0.99)* | 0.90 (0.80-0.99)* | ||
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Fear | 1.62 (1.47-1.78)*** | 2.13 (1.85-2.45)*** | 3.03 (2.41-3.81)*** | ||
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Worry | 1.16 (1.13-1.19)*** | 1.20 (1.15-1.25)*** | 1.41 (1.30-1.53)*** | ||
aORu: Odds ratio derived from univariate multinominal logistic regression.
bReference category.
*P<.05.
**P<.01.
***P<.001.