Table 4 Results of multivariate logistic regression models to access whether social supports mediate the effect of postnatal depressive symptoms on stunting among children aged 5–21 months in India
| Â | Background Characteristics | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95Â % C.I.)Ç‚ | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95Â % C.I.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Model-III | Model-IV |
Maternal Depression | Non cases® |  |  |
Cases | 1.51*(1.20,1.89) | 1.52*(1.21,1.92) | |
Social Support | Low® |  |  |
Medium | Â | 1.23(0.93,1.64) | |
High | Â | 1.59(0.81,3.11) | |
Birth Size | Average and above® |  |  |
Below Average | 1.80*(1.43,2.27) | 1.82*(1.45,2.30) | |
Pre-mature birth | Full-term® |  |  |
1–2 weak earlier | 1.53(0.99,2.36) | 1.58*(1.02,2.45) | |
3 or more week earlier | 2.21*(1.20,4.05) | 2.22*(1.21,4.07) | |
Age (in months) | Â | 1.14*(1.10,1.18) | 1.14*(1.10,1.18) |
Sex of child | Male® |  |  |
Female | 0.90(0.72,1.11) | 0.89(0.72,1.10) | |
Ever breastfeeding | No® |  |  |
Yes | 1.03(0.53,2.02) | 1.07(0.54,2.14) | |
Serious Illness | No® |  |  |
Yes | 1.25(0.98,1.59) | 1.25(0.98,1.60) | |
Mother’s education | Below primary® |  |  |
Primary and above | 0.81(0.62,1.07) | 0.81(0.61,1.06) | |
Mother’s working status | Not working® |  |  |
Agricultural work | 1.01(0.78,1.32) | 1.01(0.77,1.31) | |
Other work | 1.03(0.71,1.48) | 1.03(0.72,1.49) | |
Mother’s age at birth of child | <18 year® |  |  |
18–24 year | 0.61*(0.43,0.87) | 0.61*(0.43,0.86) | |
25–29 year | 0.58*(0.38,0.87) | 0.57*(0.38,0.87) | |
> = 30 year | 0.61(0.35,1.08) | 0.62(0.35,1.08) | |
Ante natal check-up | No ANC® |  |  |
<4 ANC | 1.61(0.77,3.36) | 1.62(0.78,3.37) | |
> = 4ANC | 1.31(0.62,2.76) | 1.32(0.63,2.76) | |
Iron folic acid tablet | No IFA® |  |  |
<90 IFA | 0.96(0.52,1.75) | 0.95(0.52,1.74) | |
> = 90 IFA | 1.03(0.64,1.64) | 1.01(0.63,1.62) | |
Tetanus Injection | <2 TT® |  |  |
> = 2TT | 0.78(0.38,1.59) | 0.78(0.38,1.58) | |
Household’s head education | Below primary® |  |  |
Primary and above | 0.77(0.59,1.00) | 0.77(0.59,1.00) | |
Sex of head of household | Male® |  |  |
Female | 1.23(0.84,1.79) | 1.22(0.84,1.78) | |
Household size | Household size | 1.04(0.99,1.09) | 1.04(0.99,1.08) |
Wealth index | Poor® |  |  |
Middle | 0.74*(0.57,0.95) | 0.73*(0.56,0.95) | |
Rich | 0.61*(0.40,0.94) | 0.61*(0.40,0.93) | |
Drinking water | Improved® |  |  |
Non improved | 0.85(0.63,1.15) | 0.87(0.64,1.17) | |
Toilet facility | Improved® |  |  |
Non-improved | 0.88(0.54,1.45) | 0.88(0.54,1.44) | |
Income socks | No socks® |  |  |
At least one socks | 0.79(0.62,1.01) | 0.79(0.61,1.01) | |
Religion | Hindu® |  |  |
Muslim | 1.06(0.62,1.82) | 1.10(0.63,1.89) | |
Others | 0.90(0.55,1.46) | 0.93(0.57,1.51) | |
Caste | Schedule tribes® |  |  |
Schedule caste | 0.98(0.70,1.37) | 0.95(0.68,1.34) | |
Other backward caste | 0.71*(0.52,0.97) | 0.70*(0.51,0.95) | |
Others | 0.47*(0.29,0.74) | 0.46*(0.29,0.72) | |
Place of residence | Rural® |  |  |
Urban | 0.99(0.61,1.59) | 1.02(0.63,1.63) |