Stressful events, social health issues and psychological distress in Aboriginal women having a baby in South Australia: implications for antenatal care

Table 4 Relationship between maternal social characteristics and psychological distress

			Psychological Distress
	Total		Low/Moderate		High/Very high
	n	Col %	n	%	n	%	OR	95 % CI
Mother’s age when baby born
15–19 years	54	16.0	37	68.5	17	31.5	1.8	[0.9,3.7]
20–24 years	135	40.1	108	80.0	27	20.0	1.0	[ref]
25–29 years	91	27.0	63	69.2	28	30.8	1.8	[1.0,3.3]
30+ years	57	16.9	46	80.7	11	19.3	1.0	[0.4,2.1]
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander	312	92.6	231	74.0	81	26.0	1.0	[ref]
Non-Aboriginal	25	7.4	23	92.0	2	8.0	0.2	[0.1,1.1]
Place of residence
Major city	130	38.6	102	78.5	28	21.5	1.0	[ref]
Regional	121	35.9	96	79.3	25	20.7	0.9	[0.5,1.7]
Remote	86	25.5	56	65.1	30	34.9	2.0^*	[1.1,3.6]
Number of children in family
One child	141	41.8	110	78.0	31	22.0	1.0	[ref]
2-3 children	125	37.1	97	77.6	28	22.4	1.0	[0.6,1.8]
4–10 children	71	21.1	47	66.2	24	33.8	1.8	[1.0,3.4]
Total number of people (adults & children) in household
1-2 people	18	5.6	16	88.9	2	11.1	1.0	[ref]
3-4 people	140	43.3	108	77.1	32	22.9	2.4	[0.5,10.9]
4-5 people	59	18.3	46	78.0	13	22.0	2.3	[0.5,11.1]
5–14 people	106	32.8	75	70.8	31	29.2	3.3	[0.7,15.2]
Highest educational qualification
Less than year 12	131	38.9	83	63.4	48	36.6	2.8^***	[1.6,4.9]
Year 12	32	9.5	23	71.9	9	28.1	1.0	[ref]
Certificate/Traineeship	152	45.1	126	82.9	26	17.1	1.9	[0.8,4.6]
Diploma/Degree	22	6.5	22	100.0	0	0.0	1.0	[1.0,1.0]
Health care concession card
No	44	13.2	41	93.2	3	6.8	1.0	[ref]
Yes	289	86.8	211	73.0	78	27.0	5.1^**	[1.5,16.8]
Smoked cigarettes in pregnancy
No	171	51.2	144	84.2	27	15.8	1.0	[ref]
Yes	163	48.8	108	66.3	55	33.7	2.7^***	[1.6,4.6]
Someone to talk to in pregnancy
Sometimes/No/Didn’t want to talk	103	30.8	65	63.1	38	36.9	1.0	[ref]
Always	232	69.3	188	81.0	44	19.0	0.4^***	[0.2,0.7]
Total	337	100.0	254	75.4	83	24.6

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