Table 5.
Estimated MLR Coefficients for the Total Scores of Practical Infant Care Anxieties
| Variable | B | Standard error | β | p-Value |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||||
| Mother age in years | -0.05 | 0.02 | -0.10 | .01 |
| Years of education | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.10 | .02 |
| Employment status: (Unemployed) Employed |
-0.67 |
0.37 |
-0.07 |
.07 |
| Adequate Financial Resources: (No) Yes |
0.27 |
0.28 |
0.03 |
.34 |
| Obstetric Characteristics | ||||
| Parity: (First child) Multiple children |
-0.81 |
0.32 |
-0.10 |
.01 |
| Intention of pregnancy: (Unplanned) Planned |
-0.86 |
0.26 |
-0.11 |
<.01 |
| Previous pregnancy loss or death of an infant: (No) Yes |
2.05 |
0.37 |
0.21 |
<.01 |
| Mode of birth: (Normal) Caesarian |
0.57 |
0.25 |
0.07 |
.02 |
| Infant Factors | ||||
| Infant gender: (male) Female |
0.28 |
0.23 |
0.04 |
.22 |
| Mode of feeding: (Non-exclusive breastfeeding) Exclusive breastfeeding |
2.40 |
0.29 |
0.27 |
<.01 |
| Infant age: (<3 months) 3-6 months |
-1.16 |
0.25 |
-0.15 |
<.01 |
| Infant mood: (Quiet) | ||||
| Changeable | 0.01 | 0.32 | 0.001 | .97 |
| Anxious | -0.20 | 0.33 | -0.03 | .55 |
| Infant sleep pattern: (sleepless night) | ||||
| Little sleep | -0.42 | 0.39 | -0.05 | .27 |
| Good sleep | -2.47 | 0.37 | -0.32 | <.01 |
| Social Support Factors | ||||
| Total score of tangible support received from close social networks | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.13 | .02 |
| Total score of informational support received from health care providers |
-0.28 |
0.09 |
-0.20 |
<.01 |
| Total score of emotional support received from close social networks |
-0.03 |
0.03 |
-0.03 |
.30 |
| Model summary | ||||
| Square | .67 | |||
| Adjusted R Square | .65 | |||
Note: The reference category is in parentheses.Abbreviation: MLR, multivariate linear regression