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. 2023 Jan 27;7:e40008. doi: 10.2196/40008

Table 5.

Unadjusted odds ratios (UOR) and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of factors associated with acceptability of prenatal mental health screening among African immigrant women in Alberta, Canada (N=120)a.

Variables Acceptability of prenatal screening

Participants, n (%) UOR (95% CI) P value AOR (95% CI) P value
Maternal age (years)

≤30 41 (39.1) 1.03 (0.42-2.57) .39 N/Ab N/A

≥31 64 (60.9) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Age of the most recent infant (months)

0-12 59 (55.1) 1.80 (0.73-4.44) .26 N/A N/A

>12 48 (44.9) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Religion

Christian 98 (92.5) 0.44 (0.05-3.76) .63 N/A N/A

Islam 8 (7.5) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Total household income (CAD $)

≥60,000 (US $45,000) 60 (56.6) 1.03 (0.42-2.55) .45 N/A N/A

≤59,999 (US $44,999) 46 (43.4) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Employment status

Employed 46 (42.6) 1.07 (0.38-3.04) .48 N/A N/A

Maternity leave 35 (32.4) 2.04 (0.61-6.80) .21 N/A N/A

Unemployed 27 (25) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Home

Rent 73 (68.2) 2.02 (0.80-5.08) .69 N/A N/A

Own 34 (31.8) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Maternal education

Bachelor’s degree or less 46 (42.2) 0.73 (0.30-1.74) .47 N/A N/A

Advanced degree 63 (57.8) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Marital status

Married or common law 95 (91.4) 1.58 (0.37-6.82) .54 N/A N/A

Not married 9 (8.6) Reference Reference N/A N/A
Prenatal knowledge

Low 53 (48.6) 0.10c (0.03-0.32) <.001 0.12d (0.04-0.37) <.001

High 56 (51.4) Reference Reference Reference Reference
Postnatal knowledge

Low 6 (5.5) 0.30c (0.06-1.61) .10 N/A N/A

High 103 (94.5) Reference Reference N/A N/A

aSome variables do not total to N=120owing to missing responses.

bN/A: not applicable.

cMeets criteria for inclusion in multivariable models (P<.20).

dVariables in the multivariable model are adjusted for all other variables in the model. Multivariable models present only those variables significant at P<.05.