|
Language
|
English (n = 333)
|
11.7 (2.1)
|
11.0 (7–18)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Other (n = 67)
|
16.0 (1.9)
|
16.0 (10–26)
|
0.32
|
.001
|
|
Education
|
Up to secondary (n = 74)
|
10.3 (2.1)
|
10.0 (7.0-19.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Diploma/Certificate (n = 77)
|
13.4 (2.0)
|
12.0 (8.0-19.5)
|
0.25
|
.008
|
| |
Tertiary (n = 249)
|
12.7 (2.0)
|
12.0 (5.8-16.0)
|
0.27
|
.019
|
|
Age
|
18-25 (n = 54)
|
11.0 (2.2)
|
10.0 (5.8-15.3)
|
−0.20
|
.055
|
| |
26-39 (n = 328)
|
12.6 (2.0)
|
12.0 (7.0-19.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
40+ (n = 18)
|
12.0 (1.6)
|
12.0 (6.2-15.0)
|
−0.08
|
.632
|
|
Mode of birth
|
Vaginal spontaneous (n = 175)
|
12.0 (2.1)
|
12.0 (7.0-18.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Vaginal assisted (n = 87)
|
12.4 (1.9)
|
12.0 (5.0-18.0)
|
0.07
|
.481
|
| |
Caesarian without labour (n = 59)
|
13.6 (1.9)
|
13.0 (5.0-18.0)
|
0.15
|
.153
|
| |
Caesarian after a period of labour (n = 79)
|
12.3 (2.1)
|
13.0 (4.0-21.0)
|
0.05
|
.580
|
|
Unexpected pregnancy
|
No (n = 305)
|
12.0 (2.0)
|
12.0 (7.0-18.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Yes (n = 95)
|
13.6 (2.0)
|
13.0 (8.0-13.0)
|
0.12
|
.135
|
|
Self-rating of health
|
Fair to good (n = 64)
|
18.1 (2.0)
|
17.5 (10.3-27.8)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Very good to extremely good (n = 335)
|
11.5 (2.0)
|
11.0 (7.0-17.0)_
|
−0.45
|
.000
|
|
Missing (n = 1)
|
|
Feeding method
|
Breast milk only (n = 267)
|
11.8 (2.0)
|
11.0 (7.0-18.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
Formula only or with breast milk (n = 118)
|
13.8 (2.2)
|
14.0 (8.8-23)
|
0.16
|
.042
|
|
Missing (n = 15)
|
|
Baby crying/fussing
|
<3 h (n = 293)
|
11.4 (2.1)
|
11.0 (6.0-17.0)
|
Reference
| |
| |
≥3 h (n = 107)
|
15.3 (1.8)
|
14.0 9.0 (14.0-21.0)
|
.027
|
.001
|
|
Psychiatric history
|
No (n = 302)
|
11.4 (2.0)
|
11.0 (7.0-17.0)
|
0.29
|
.000
|
|
Yes (n = 98)
|
16.1 (2.0)
|
15.0 (9.0-23.3)
|
| | | |
Correlation with the Demoralisation Scale: r (p)
| | |
|
Confidence in going home from hospital
| | |
-.39 (p = .000)
|
−0.25
|
.000
|
|
IBM care subscalea
| | |
.22 (p = .000)
|
.018
|
.000
|
|
IBM control subscaleb
| | |
.24 (p = .000)
|
.021
|
.000
|
