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 | ||||||||||
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Participants, n (%) | UOR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | ||||||
| Maternal age (years) | |||||||||||
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≤30 | 41 (39.1) | 1.03 (0.42-2.57) | .39 | N/Ab | N/A | |||||
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≥31 | 64 (60.9) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Age of the most recent infant (months) | |||||||||||
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0-12 | 59 (55.1) | 1.80 (0.73-4.44) | .26 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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>12 | 48 (44.9) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Religion | |||||||||||
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Christian | 98 (92.5) | 0.44 (0.05-3.76) | .63 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Islam | 8 (7.5) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Total household income (CAD $) | |||||||||||
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≥60,000 (US $45,000) | 60 (56.6) | 1.03 (0.42-2.55) | .45 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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≤59,999 (US $44,999) | 46 (43.4) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Employment status | |||||||||||
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Employed | 46 (42.6) | 1.07 (0.38-3.04) | .48 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Maternity leave | 35 (32.4) | 2.04 (0.61-6.80) | .21 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Unemployed | 27 (25) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Home | |||||||||||
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Rent | 73 (68.2) | 2.02 (0.80-5.08) | .69 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Own | 34 (31.8) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Maternal education | |||||||||||
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Bachelor’s degree or less | 46 (42.2) | 0.73 (0.30-1.74) | .47 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Advanced degree | 63 (57.8) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Marital status | |||||||||||
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Married or common law | 95 (91.4) | 1.58 (0.37-6.82) | .54 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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Not married | 9 (8.6) | Reference | Reference | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Prenatal knowledge | |||||||||||
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Low | 53 (48.6) | 0.10c (0.03-0.32) | <.001 | 0.12d (0.04-0.37) | <.001 | |||||
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High | 56 (51.4) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||||
| Postnatal knowledge | |||||||||||
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Low | 6 (5.5) | 0.30c (0.06-1.61) | .10 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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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.