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Table 6 Association between number of stressful events and social health issues during pregnancy and maternal postpartum psychological distress (K5 score of ≥12) (n = 331)

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

 

Total

High/very high psychological distress

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

95 % CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95 % CI

 

n

n

%

    

Social health issues

 None

45

5

11.1

1.0

[ref]

1.0

[ref]

 1-2 issues

104

11

10.6

0.9

[0.3,2.9]

1.1

[0.3,3.4]

 3–11 issues

188

67

35.6

4.4**

[1.7,11.8]

5.4**

[1.9,14.9]

Mothers’ age when baby born

 15–19 years

54

17

31.5

1.8

[0.9,3.7]

1.6

[0.7,3.5]

 20–24 years

135

27

20.0

1.0

[ref]

1.0

[ref]

 25–29 years

91

28

30.8

1.8

[1.0,3.3]

2.0

[1.0,3.9]

 30+ years

57

11

19.3

1.0

[0.4,2.1]

1.2

[0.5,2.9]

Maternal education

Post-secondary education

174

26

14.9

1.0

[ref]

1.0

[ref]

Year 12 or less

163

57

35.0

3.1***

[1.8,5.2]

3.6***

[2.0,6.4]

Place of residence

 Major City

130

28

21.5

1.0

[ref]

1.0

[ref]

 Regional

121

25

20.7

0.9

[0.5,1.7]

0.9

[0.5,1.8]

 Remote

86

30

34.9

2.0*

[1.1,3.6]

1.8

[0.9,3.6]

Total

331

81

24.5

    
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001