Table 4 Factors associated with preoperative anxiety of study participants undergoing elective CDs (n = 392)
Variables | Preoperative anxiety level | Crude odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxious | Not Anxious | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
Residency | |||||
Urban | 119(73.0%) | 44(27.0%) | 1 | 1 | |
Rural | 147(64.2%) | 82(35.8%) | 0.66(0.43,1.03) | 2.65(1.27,5.53) | 0.010* |
Profession | |||||
Housewife | 37(78.7%) | 10(21.3%) | 1.12(0.45,2.83) | 0.56(0.19,1.64) | 0.292 |
Farmer | 68(58.1%) | 49(41.9%) | 2.99(1.47,6.08) | 2.35(1.02,5.40) | 0.044* |
Student | 51(68.0%) | 24(32.0%) | 1.96(0.90,4.25) | 1.61(0.66,3.93) | 0.299 |
Private employ | 56(65.1%) | 30(34.9%) | 2.25(1.05,4.71) | 1.48(0.65,3.36) | 0.356 |
Government employ | 54(80.6%) | 13(19.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
Surgical & anesthetic history | |||||
Yes | 130(80.2%) | 32(19.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 136(59.1%) | 94(40.9%) | 2.81(1.76,4.48) | 2.91(1.69,5.01) | 0.000* |
Parity | |||||
Prime | 96(58.2%) | 69(41.8%) | 2.14(1.39,3.29) | 1.69(1.01,2.83) | 0.047* |
Multi | 170(74.9%) | 57(25.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
Fear of Death | |||||
Yes | 220(65.9%) | 114(34.1%) | 1.99(1.01,3.89) | 2.29(1.13,4.67) | 0.022* |
No | 46(79.3%) | 12(20.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
Postoperative pain | |||||
Yes | 168(65.6%) | 88(34.4%) | 1.35(0.86,2.13) | 1.82(1.10,3.02) | 0.020* |
No | 98(72.1%) | 38(27.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
Complications | |||||
Yes | 196(63.4%) | 113(36.6%) | 3.10(1.64,5.86) | 3.75(1.83,7.67) | 0.000* |
No | 70(84.3%) | 13(15.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
Medical mistakes | |||||
Yes | 200(65.4%) | 106(34.6%) | 1.75(1.01,3.04) | 2.53(1.33,4.80) | 0.005* |
No | 66(76.7%) | 20(23.3%) | 1 | 1 | |
Unable to recover from anesthesia | |||||
Yes | 121(60.2%) | 80(39.8%) | 2.08(1.35,3.22 | 3.58(2.16,5.93) | 0.000* |
No | 145(75.9%) | 46(24.1%) | 1 | ||