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Table 3 Factors associated with parenting confidence (N = 3,724)

From: A call for better care: the impact of postnatal contact services on women’s parenting confidence and experiences of postpartum care in Queensland, Australia

   

Unadjusted

Adjusted 1

 

N

% confident

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Telephone calls received

 0

900

34.3

1

 

1

 

 1

944

35.7

1.06

0.88-1.29

1.04

0.84-1.28

 2

687

34.2

0.99

0.81-1.23

0.97

0.77-1.23

 3

359

29.5

0.80

0.62-1.05

1.00

0.74-1.35

 4

158

31.0

0.86

0.60-1.24

1.32

0.87-1.99

 5

120

32.5

0.92

0.61-1.38

1.28

0.80-2.03

 6 or more

187

23.0

0.57**

0.40-0.83

0.73

0.47-1.13

 Missing

369

31.7

0.89

0.69-1.15

0.94

0.69-1.30

Home visits received

 0

1062

36.7

1

 

1

 

 1

659

35.7

0.96

0.78-1.17

0.87

0.70-1.09

 2

712

32.4

0.83

0.68-1.01

0.84

0.67-1.05

 3

460

28.0

0.67**

0.53-0.85

0.71*

0.54-0.94

 4

161

26.7

0.63*

0.43-0.91

0.69

0.46-1.06

 5

114

23.7

0.54**

0.34-0.84

0.54*

0.33-0.90

 6

101

29.7

0.73

0.47-1.14

0.99

0.60-1.65

 7 or more

176

24.4

0.56**

0.39-0.80

0.63*

0.40-0.98

 Missing

279

38.4

1.07

0.82-1.41

1.06

0.76-1.46

Length of hospital stay

 1-2 nights

1633

39.1

1

 

1

 

 <24 hours

306

47.1

1.39**

1.09-1.77

1.38*

1.05-1.81

 3-4 nights

1293

26.6

0.57***

0.48-0.66

0.72***

0.61-0.86

 5+ nights

492

22.2

0.44***

0.35-0.56

0.59***

0.46-0.76

Parity

 Primiparous

1671

14.2

1

 

1

 

 Multiparous

2053

48.6

5.69***

4.83-6.69

5.04***

4.26-5.96

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification

 No

3624

32.8

1

 

1

 

 Yes

100

45.0

1.67*

1.12-2.50

1.50

0.96-2.34

Highest level of education

 No formal qualifications

65

43.1

1

 

1

 

 Year 10/equivalent

468

42.5

0.98

0.58-1.65

1.07

0.61-1.89

 Year 12/equivalent

868

35.6

0.73

0.44-1.22

0.87

0.50-1.51

 Trade/diploma

1273

34.1

0.68

0.41-1.13

0.87

0.50-1.50

 University

1050

25.2

0.45**

0.27-0.74

0.54*

0.31-0.94

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
  2. 1The model as a whole accounted for between 15.3% (Cox and Snell R square) and 21.3% (Nagelkerke R squared) of the total variance in parenting confidence, and correctly classified 69.5% of cases.