Table 3 Unadjusted (UOR) and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) of factors associated with knowledge of prenatal mental health in the 2012 Alberta-B survey (Alberta, Canada) (N = 1207)
From: The Public’s views of mental health in pregnant and postpartum women: a population-based study
Variable | High level of prenatal mental health knowledge | Low level of prenatal mental health knowledge | UOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 390 (67.2) | 190 (32.8) | .73* | .57-.94 | .81 | .62-1.06 |
Female | 441 (73.7) | 157 (26.3) | 1.00 | |||
Employment | ||||||
Unemployed | 314 (69.3) | 139 (30.7) | .91 | .70-1.17 | ||
Employed | 517 (71.4) | 207 (28.6) | 1.00 | |||
Children (age < 18) in household | ||||||
No | 543 (70.2) | 231 (29.8) | .96 | .73-1.25 | ||
Yes | 285 (71.7) | 116 (28.9) | 1.00 | |||
Age (in childbearing years: 18–35) | ||||||
No | 666 (69.2) | 297 (30.8) | .54* | .36-.79 | .52 | .35-.78 |
Yes | 151 (80.7) | 36 (29.3) | 1.00 | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Single/widowed/divorced | 267 (73.6) | 96 (26.4) | 1.23 | .94-1.63 | ||
Married/common-law | 561 (69.3) | 249 (30.7) | 1.00 | |||
Education | ||||||
No post-secondary education | 212 (71.9) | 83 (28.1) | 1.08 | .81-1.45 | ||
At least some post-secondary education | 617 (70.3) | 261 (29.7) | 1.00 | |||
Born in Canada | ||||||
No | 162 (75.7) | 52 (24.3) | 1.37* | .98-1.93 | 1.80 | 1.23-2.64 |
Yes | 669 (69.4) | 295 (30.6) | 1.00 | |||
Born in Alberta | ||||||
No | 274 (68.8) | 124 (31.2) | .96 | .73-1.26 | ||
Yes | 395 (69.8) | 171 (30.2) | 1.00 | |||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Non-Caucasian | 125 (72.7) | 47 (27.3) | 1.12 | .78-1.61 | ||
Caucasian | 702 (70.3) | 296 (29.7) | 1.00 | |||
Income | ||||||
<$40,000 | 93 (73.8) | 33 (26.2) | 1.21 | .79-1.85 | ||
≥$40,000 | 561 (70.0) | 241 (30.0) | 1.00 | |||
Residence | ||||||
Rural/other | 283 (72.6) | 107 (27.4) | 1.16 | .89-1.52 | ||
Urban | 548 (69.5) | 240 (30.5) | 1.00 | |||
Personal experience | ||||||
No | 315 (63.8) | 179 (36.2) | .56* | .44-.72 | .65 | .50-.86 |
Yes | 514 (75.8) | 164 (24.2) | 1.00 | |||
Postnatal knowledge | ||||||
High | 770 | 254 | 4.35* | 3.04-6.22 | 3.88 | 2.65-5.67 |
Low | 60 | 86 | 1.00 |