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Table 4 Variables associated with the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale total score—multiple linear regression analysis

From: Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar

Variable

B

p

95% Confidence interval for B

Partial correlation coefficient

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

Age

-.004

.983

-.343

.336

-.002

Gestational age

.296

.455

-.491

1.084

.087

Educational level

2.749

.061

-.129

5.627

.216

Breastfed a child before

-.646

.766

-4.963

3.671

-.035

History of breastfeeding problems

4.624

.230

-2.981

12.230

.139

History of mental health problems/treatment

-.038

.981

-3.281

3.205

-.003

Breastfeeding intention

1.315

.468

-2.274

4.903

.085

Reported COVID impact on pregnancy

-.077

.965

-3.579

3.424

-.005

Reported COVID impact on breastfeeding

4.328

.031

.398

8.258

.247

Reported COVID impact on finances/job

-2.636

.304

-7.710

2.439

-.119

Reported COVID impact on family/children

1.651

.350

-1.849

5.151

.109

Reported COVID impact—Other

-4.104

.242

-11.039

2.831

-.136

Sources of help – Information from maternity staff

1.216

.443

-1.926

4.359

.089

Sources of help – Information from TV/Media

-1.026

.468

-3.830

1.777

-.084

Sources of help – Family/friends

-.145

.924

-3.157

2.868

-.011

Sources of help – Hobbies

-1.575

.586

-7.306

4.157

-.064

Sources of help – Exercise

3.949

.101

-.784

8.683

.190

Sources of help – Other

-4.792

.372

-15.426

5.841

-.104

Concerns about transmission of infection to newborn

-.721

.714

-4.624

3.183

-.043