Table 4 Unadjusted (UOR) and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) of factors associated with knowledge of postnatal 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 postnatal mental health knowledge | Low level of postnatal mental health knowledge | UOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 494 (85.2) | 86 (14.8) | .67* | .47-.95 | .86 | .56-1.32 |
Female | 534 (89.6) | 62 (10.4) | 1.00 | |||
Employment | ||||||
Unemployed | 386 (85.6) | 65 (14.4) | .77 | .54-1.09 | ||
Employed | 641 (88.5) | 83 (11.5) | 1.00 | |||
Children (age < 18) in household | ||||||
No | 671 (86.7) | 103 (13.3) | .83 | .57-1.20 | ||
Yes | 354 (88.7) | 45 (11.3) | 1.00 | |||
Age (in childbearing years: 18–35) | ||||||
No | 840 (87.5) | 120 (12.5) | .93 | .58-1.52 | ||
Yes | 165 (88.2) | 22 (11.8) | 1.00 | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Single/widowed/divorced | 312 (86.2) | 50 (13.8) | .85 | .59-1.23 | ||
Married/common-law | 712 (88.0) | 97 (12.0) | 1.00 | |||
Education | ||||||
No post-secondary education | 242 (82.6) | 51 (17.4) | .58* | .40-.84 | .46 | .29-.73 |
Post-secondary | 782 (89.1) | 96 (10.9) | 1.00 | |||
Born in Canada | ||||||
No | 175 (82.9) | 36 (17.1) | .64* | .42-.96 | .58 | .33-1.02 |
Yes | 853 (88.4) | 112 (11.6) | 1.00 | |||
Born in Alberta | ||||||
No | 351 (88.2) | 47 (11.8) | .97 | .65-1.44 | ||
Yes | 502 (88.5) | 65 (11.5) | 1.00 | |||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Non-Caucasian | 139 (81.8) | 31 (18.2) | .58* | .37-.89 | .62 | .34-1.12 |
Caucasian | 885 (88.6) | 114 (11.4) | 1.00 | |||
Income | ||||||
<$40,000 | 102 (82.3) | 22 (17.7) | .64* | .38-1.06 | .79 | .44-1.41 |
≥$40,000 | 706 (87.9) | 97 (12.1) | 1.00 | |||
Residence | ||||||
Rural/Other | 335 (86.1) | 54 (13.9) | .84 | .59-1.21 | ||
Urban | 693 (88.1) | 94 (11.9) | 1.00 | |||
Personal experience | ||||||
No | 406 (82.5) | 86 (17.5) | .43* | .30-.62 | .58 | .38-.88 |
Yes | 620 (91.6) | 57 (8.4) | 1.00 | |||
Prenatal knowledge | ||||||
High | 770 | 254 | 4.35* | 3.04-6.22 | 3.47 | 2.28-5.29 |
Low | 60 | 86 | 1.00 |