Table 2. Associations between pregnancy intention and psychological distress by level of COVID-19 transmission rates and lockdown restrictions, N = 849.
| Outcome: log-transformed psychological distress score | Outcome: high/very high vs low/moderate psychological distress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Unadjusted Coefficient (95% CI) |
Adjusted1 Coefficient (95% CI) |
Unadjusted Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Adjusted1 Odds ratio (95% CI) |
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| Overall study population, n = 849 | |||||
| Not planning to become pregnant | 693 (81.6) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Planning to become pregnant | 156 (18.4) | 0.11 (0.04, 0.18) | 0.05 (-0.02, 0.12) | 1.74 (1.23, 2.47) | 1.42 (0.94, 2.11) |
| Women exposed to high viral transmission rates and strict lockdown restrictions, n = 203 | |||||
| Not planning to become pregnant | 161 (79.3) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Planning to become pregnant | 42 (20.7) | 0.22 (0.08, 0.35) | 0.20 (0.05, 0.34) | 3.32 (2.16, 5.11) | 3.39 (2.04, 5.65) |
| Women exposed to low viral transmission rates and less strict lockdown restrictions, n = 646 | |||||
| Not planning to become pregnant | 532 (82.4) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Planning to become pregnant | 114 (17.6) | 0.06 (-0.02, 0.15) | 0.02 (-0.08, 0.10) | 1.39 (0.93, 2.09) | 1.17 (0.74, 1.85) |
Results are based on imputed data where missing data were imputed using the MICE method [29].
1 Adjusted for age group, marital status, location (overall study population only), highest level of education completed, annual household income before tax, food affordability, employment prior to the pandemic, number of children in the household, alcohol consumption, body mass index.