Skip to main content

Table 5 Factors associated with perceived quality of postnatal care (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

% high quality

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Telephone calls received

 0

900

38.3

1

 

1

 

 1

944

43.6

1.25*

1.03-1.50

1.26*

1.04-1.52

 2

687

49.6

1.59***

1.30-1.94

1.54***

1.25-1.90

 3

359

58.5

2.27***

1.77-2.91

2.17****

1.67-2.81

 4

158

57.6

2.19***

1.55-3.08

2.07***

1.45-2.97

 5

120

58.3

2.25***

1.53-3.32

1.97**

1.30-2.97

 6 or more

187

67.9

3.41***

2.44-4.76

2.30***

1.57-3.37

 Missing

369

54.2

1.90***

1.49-2.43

1.66***

1.26-2.19

Home visits received

 0

1062

43.8

1

 

1

 

 1

659

42.6

0.95

0.78-1.16

0.86

0.70-1.06

 2

712

44.1

1.01

0.84-1.23

0.85

0.69-1.04

 3

460

53.7

1.49***

1.20-1.86

1.14

0.89-1.45

 4

161

54.7

1.55*

1.11-2.16

1.10

0.77-1.57

 5

114

55.3

1.59*

1.08-2.34

1.09

0.72-1.65

 6

101

71.3

3.19***

2.04-4.99

2.16**

1.34-3.48

 7 or more

176

68.2

2.75***

1.96-3.86

1.71**

1.16-2.52

 Missing

279

52.3

1.41*

1.08-1.84

1.10

0.82-1.48

Length of hospital stay

 <24 hours

1633

48.5

1

 

1

 

 1-2 nights

306

61.4

1.69***

1.32-2.17

1.33*

1.02-1.73

 3-4 nights

1293

46.2

0.91

0.79-1.06

0.95

0.82-1.11

 5+ nights

492

44.3

0.85

0.69-1.04

0.85

0.68-1.05

Maternal age (years)

 <20

126

38.1

1

 

1

 

 20 – 24

601

42.6

1.21

0.81-1.79

1.20

0.79-1.80

 25 – 29

1155

47.2

1.45

1.00-2.12

1.42

0.95-2.10

 30 – 34

1003

51.6

1.74**

1.19-2.54

1.66*

1.11-2.47

 35 – 39

539

52.9

1.82**

1.23-2.71

1.68*

1.10-2.56

 40 +

116

49.1

1.57

0.94-2.62

1.37

0.80-2.35

 Missing

184

47.3

1.46

0.92-2.31

1.35

0.83-2.18

Parity

 Primiparous

1671

44.3

1

 

1

 

 Multiparous

2053

51.4

1.33***

1.17-1.52

1.30***

1.12-1.51

Area of residence

 Major city

2153

46.5

1

 

1

 

 Inner regional

850

46.4

0.99

0.85-1.16

1.06

0.89-1.25

 Outer regional

609

57.6

1.56***

1.30-1.87

1.59***

1.27-1.91

 Remote

112

43.8

0.89

0.61-1.31

1.11

0.73-1.68

Distance travelled to birth

 <10 km

1541

48.9

1

 

1

 

 10 – 50 km

1852

48.6

0.99

0.86-1.13

1.02

0.89-1.18

 50+ km

331

42.9

0.78*

0.62-1.00

0.71*

0.55-0.93

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
  2. 1The model as a whole accounted for between 5.6% (Cox and Snell R square) and 7.4% (Nagelkerke R squared) of the total variance in perceived quality of postnatal care, and correctly classified 59.2% of cases.