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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios of receiving antenatal counselling regarding health behaviours

From: Preventive health counselling during antenatal care using the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS) in Ireland

 

Smoking counselling AOR (95%CI)

Alcohol use counselling AOR (95% CI)

Weight gain counselling AOR (95% CI)

Breast-feeding counselling AOR (95% CI)

Age (Reference: 26–30)

  < 30

1.83 (1.17–2.87)*

1.26 (0.80–1.96)

1.14 (1.58–2.23)*

2.05 (1.00–4.21)

35–39

1.02 (0.70–1.48)

0.94 (0.65–1.37)

1.55 (0.94–2.55)

0.64 (0.38–1.07)

  > 40

0.70 (0.33–1.46)

0.51 (0.24–1.09)

1.50 (0.61–3.68)

0.42 (0.17–0.98)*

Marital status (Reference: Single)

Married

0.97 (0.53–1.78)

0.86 (0.46–1.59)

0.32 (0.14–0.76)*

1.56 (0.66–3.69)

Education (Reference: Primary/Secondary)

Third level

0.76 (0.48–1.20)

0.73 (0.47–1.16)

1.48 (0.75–2.92)

1.04 (0.54–2.01)

Ethnicity (Reference: Non-Irish)

Irish

1.03 (0.67–1.60)

1.04 (0.67–1.62)

1.25 (0.32–4.84)

3.27 (1.92–6.50)*

Parity (Reference: 0)

1+

0.76 (0.55–1.06)

0.62 (0.45–0.87)*

0.69 (0.44–1.08)

1.08 (0.67–1.73)

Insurance (Reference: Public)

Private

0.73 (0.49–1.09)

0.54 (0.36–0.80)*

1.36 (0.76–2.41)

0.72 (0.40–1.29)

Smoking (Reference: Non-smoker)

 

3 Months pre-pregnancy

2.72 (1.84–4.02)*

Third trimester

5.28 (2.38–11.74)*

Quit during pregnancy

0.51 (0.18–1.45)

Alcohol use (Reference: None)

 

3 Months pre-pregnancy

0.94 (0.64–1.37)

Third trimester

0.84 (0.58–1.22)

Quit during pregnancy

1.19 (0.82–1.74)

Weight gain (Reference: GWG within IOM guidelines)

GWG outside IOM guidelines

1.13 (0.72–1.77)

Infant feeding (Reference: Breastfeeding)

Stated intent to bottle-feed

0.74 (0.44–1.26)

  1. *p < 0.05; AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval