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Table 3 Adjusted risk ratios of maternal perception of wantedness as risk factors for maternal depressive symptoms

From: Unintended pregnancy is a risk factor for depressive symptoms among socio-economically disadvantaged women in rural Bangladesh

 

Maternal depressive symptoms

 

Prenatal

RR [95% CI]

Postnatal

RR [95% CI]

Paternal wantedness of pregnancy

(n = 14,399; n = 30,964)

  

 Wanted now

Reference

Reference

 Mistimed

1.10 [0.96, 1.26]

0.99 [0.92, 1.07]

 Not wanted

1.42 [1.22, 1.65]*

1.30 [1.19, 1.41]*

Parental discordance of pregnancy wantedness

(n = 14,399; n = 30,954)

  

 Unwanted by mother/perceived as unwanted by husband

1.34 [1.19, 1.52]*

1.13 [1.06, 1.21]*

 Unwanted by mother/perceived as wanted by husband

1.51 [1.29, 1.78]*

1.24 [1.12, 1.37]*

 Wanted by mother/perceived as unwanted by husband

1.30 [0.97, 1.74]

1.19 [0.99, 1.44]

 Wanted by mother/perceived as wanted by husband

Reference

Reference

  1. Analyses were conducted in the third trimester and at six months postpartum. All analyses were adjusted for maternal education (none, 1–9, ≥10 years); maternal age (≤19, 20–29, ≥ 30 years); parity (≥1, none); maternal literacy (no, yes); maternal employment (no, yes); religion (Muslim, non-Muslim); maternal mid-upper arm circumference in the first trimester (< 21.5, ≥21.5), anemia in first trimester (yes/no), vitamin supplementation group (vitamin A, beta-carotene, placebo) and geographic sector
  2. Analyses for postnatal depressive symptoms were additionally adjusted for the sex of the child
  3. In this table the “does not want” combines stating those who answered they did want the pregnancy and those who answered not wanting the pregnancy at this time
  4. *indicates P < 0.05