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TableĀ 4 Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval for the association between demographic characteristics and depressive symptoms

From: Prevalence of postpartum depression and interventions utilized for its management

Variables

Depressive symptoms

Univariate

Multivariate*

Present (nā€‰=ā€‰18)

Not present (nā€‰=ā€‰239)

OR (95% CI)

p value

AOR (95% CI)

p value

Age

Ā <ā€‰40

10

109

1.10 (0.48ā€“2.48)

0.797

0.85 (0.19ā€“3.09)

0.698

Ā >ā€‰40

8

130

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Marital status

Ā Married

7

135

1.02 (0.44ā€“2.35)

0.838

1.62 (0.41ā€“5.66)

0.529

Ā Not married

11

104

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Ethnicity

Ā Akan

2

130

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Ā Ga/Adagme

1

46

2.01

0.139

1.21 (0.28ā€“6.27)

0.706

Ā Ewe

1

16

1.00

Ā Ā Ā 

Ā Gonja

4

47

12.5 (3.54ā€“45.49)

<ā€‰0.001

8.46 (1.57ā€“65.2)

0.014

Education

Ā No formal education

3

10

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Ā JHS/SHS

6

109

0.89 (0.41ā€“3.02)

0.797

1.29 (0.35ā€“4.81)

0.122

Ā Certificate/diploma

6

101

2.86 (1.13ā€“20.28)

0.121

1.31 (0.04ā€“2.19)

0.211

Ā Bachelors

3

19

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Ā Masters

0

0

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 

Occupation

Ā Employed

12

223

8.21 (3.12ā€“20.18)

<ā€‰0.001

4.72 (1.021ā€“14.01)

0.044

Ā Unemployed

6

16

1.00

Ā 

1.00

Ā 
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio
  2. * Mutually adjusted