Table 5.
Binary and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis for Factors Associated with Mental HRQoL at Arba Minch Town in 2020 (n=409)
| Variables | Categories | Lower MCS HRQoL (%) | Higher MCS HRQoL (%) | COR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 17–24 | 73 (60.8) | 47 (39.2) | 3.56 (1.81–0.70) | 0.001 | 3.37 (1.60–7.04) | 0.001* |
| 25–34 | 93 (39.9) | 140 (60.1) | 1.52 (0.81–2.85) | 0.19 | 1.51 (0.77–2.97) | 0.22 | |
| 35–45 | 17 (30.4) | 39 (69.6) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Educational status | No formal education | 40 (48.2) | 43 (51.8) | 1.24 (0.71–2.16) | 0.24 | 1.37 (0.71–2.67) | 0.34 |
| Primary | 39 (56.5) | 30 (43.5) | 1.74 (0.96–3.13) | 0.04 | 2.08 (0.98–4.42) | 0.06 | |
| Secondary | 48 (38.1) | 78 (61.9) | 0.82 (0.50–1.35) | 0.72 | 0.97 (0.55–1.69) | 0.92 | |
| Above secondary | 56 (42.7) | 75 (57.3) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Occupational status | Non-employed | 94 (50.3) | 93 (49.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Employed | 89 (40.1) | 133 (59.9) | 0.66 (0.44–0.98) | 0.05 | 1.04 (0.62–1.74) | 0.86 | |
| Wealth index quintile | Lowest | 32 (40.5) | 47 (59.5) | 0.64 (0.33–1.23) | 0.18 | 1.05 (0.49–2.22) | 0.89 |
| Second | 36 (42.9) | 48 (57.1) | 0.70 (0.37–1.34) | 0.29 | 0.90 (0.44–1.85) | 0.78 | |
| Middle | 39 (45.9) | 46 (54.1) | 0.79 (0.42–1.51) | 0.49 | 0.95 (0.46–1.93) | 0.89 | |
| Fourth | 41 (44.1) | 52 (55.9) | 0.74 (0.39–1.39) | 0.35 | 0.81 (0.41–1.63) | 0.57 | |
| Highest | 35 (51.5) | 33 (48.5) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Received ANC | Yes | 156 (41.9) | 216 (58.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 27 (73.0) | 10 (27.0) | 3.73 (1.75–7.94) | 0.03 | 3.65 (1.45–9.16) | 0.006* | |
| Place of birth | Home | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | 1.84 (0.94–3.61) | 0.23 | 0.92 (0.39–2.14) | 0.84 |
| Health center | 70 (47.3) | 78 (52.7) | 1.29 (0.85–1.97) | 0.07 | 1.23 (0.76–1.98) | 0.39 | |
| Hospital | 90 (40.9) | 130 (59.1) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 172 (46.0) | 207 (54.0) | 1` | 1 | ||
| Cesarean section | 11 (36.7) | 19 (63.3) | 0.68 (0.31–1.17) | 0.13 | 0.75 (0.37–1.51) | 0.43 | |
| Birth outcome | Alive | 172 (46.0) | 202 (54.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dead | 11 (31.4) | 24 (68.6) | 0.53 (0.25–1.13) | 0.10 | 0.47 (0.20–1.07) | 0.07 | |
| History of Hospital admission during pregnancy | Yes | 31 (51.7) | 29 (48.3) | 1.38 (0.80–2.39) | 0.24 | 1.26 (0.58–2.69) | 0.55 |
| No | 152 (43.6) | 197 (56.4) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Postpartum depression | Depressed | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) | 1.92 (1.21–3.29) | 0.006 | 2.27 (1.30–3.93) | 0.004* |
| Not depressed | 155 (48.3) | 166 (51.7) | 1` | 1 |
Notes: * a statistically significant variable at p<0.05 in multivariable logistic regression analysis.