Screening for antenatal depression and its determinants among pregnant women in Qatar: revisiting the biopsychosocial model

Table 3 Predictors of Antenatal Depression through Logistic Regression Model (n = 800)

Explanatory variables	EPDS ≥ 13
Explanatory variables	OR [95% CI of Exp(B)]	P value	AOR [95% CI of Exp(B)]	P value
Marital Conflict
Low	1		1
High	6.2 [3.5–11]	0.000^*	2.6 [1.1–3.1]	0.011^*
Financial distress
Low	1		1
High	3.1 [1.7–7.6]	0.013^*	2.6 [1.1–6]	0.011^*
Previous use medications related to mental illness
No	1		1
Yes	36 [4.5–286]	0.001^*	14 [1.2–172]	0.032^*
Fitness score
Active	1		1
Fit	0.26 [0.14–0.4]		0.28 [0.17–0.8]
Not Fit	7 [2–9]	0.000^*	2.5 [1.5–5]	0.000^*
Stressful life event
No	1		1
Yes	2.9 [1.5–5.7]	0.002^*	2.9 [1.3–6.5]	0.008^*
Lack of emotional support
No	1		1
Yes	11.4 [6.5–19]	0.000^*	6.6 [3.2–13]	0.000^*
Fear of giving birth
Not relevant	1		1
Highly relevant	4.7 [2.7–8.1]	0.004^*	1.9 [1.1–3.5]	0.041^*
Concern about appearance
Not relevant	1		1
Highly relevant	15 [5.9–37]	0.000^*	3.2 [1.1–10]	0.011^*
Resilience
High	1		1
Low	3.8 [2–5]	0.000^*	2.1 [1.3–27]	0.002^*
Perceived social support
High	1		1
Low	7.6 [4.6–11]	0.000^*	3.2 [1.7–5.9]	0.000^*
Gestational Diabetes
No	1		1
Yes	5 [1.8–13]	0.000^*	2 [1.2–31.1]	0.002^*

The model adjusted for Body Mass Index, unintended pregnancy, history of still birth, lack of postpartum support, comorbidities, trimesters, gravity, age, family size, intimate partner violence and low household income
EPDS Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale
OR Odd Ratio
AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio
^*p ≤ 0.05
1 = Reference group

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