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Table 3 Main effects and interaction of HIV status and persistent household food insecurity (PHFI) on Maternal Stress in Ghana’s Eastern Region 1 (N = 232)

From: Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana

Category

Status

Model 1 (N = 232)

OR (95% CI)

Model 2 (N = 232)

OR (95% CI)

Model 3 (N = 232)

OR (95% CI)

Model 4 (N = 232)

OR (95% CI)

HIV

Positive

2.03 *** (1.09–3.77)

--

2.31 *** (1.29–4.12)

--

Negative

Reference

--

Reference

--

Persistent Household Food Insecurity (PHFI)

PHFI

2.85** (0.89–9.14)

3.55 *** (1.13–11.13)

--

--

Not PHFI

Reference

Reference

--

--

HIV and PHFI

HIV + and PHFI

--

--

--

15.35 *** (1.90–124.14)

HIV + and not PHFI or HIV – and PHFI

--

--

--

1.67 (0.91–3.07)

HIV – and not PHFI

--

--

--

1.00

Maternal Age

17–24

0.875 (0.39–1.98)

0.94 (0.42–2.10)

0.79 (0.36–1.73)

0.89 (0.40–2.01)

25–28

0.92 `(0.41–2.08)

1.02 (0.46–2.29)

0.83 (0.38–1.82)

0.96 (0.42–2.15)

29–32

1.31 (0.58–2.95)

1.38 (0.62–3.07)

1.33 (0.61–2.90)

1.34 (0.59–3.01)

32 +

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Maternal Education

None

0.71 (0.23–2.20)

0.88 (0.29–2.63)

0.75 (0.25–2.25)

0.68 (0.21–2.13)

Primary (1–6 y)

0.77 (0.34–1.75)

0.90 (0.41–2.00)

0.77 (0.35–1.70)

0.82 (0.36–1.84)

Junior Secondary (7–9 y)

1.06 (0.52–2.14)

1.07 (0.53–2.15)

1.03 (0.53–2.03)

1.08 (0.53–2.20)

Senior Secondary (10-12y) +

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Household Size

1–4

0.44 *** (0.20–0.97)

0.46 *** (0.21–0.99)

0.50** (0.24–1.03)

0.44 *** (0.20–0.96)

5–6

1.21 (0.64–2.27)

1.23 (0.66–2.31)

1.23 (0.67–2.25)

1.20 (0.64–2.25)

> 6

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Spouse

No

1.10 (0.53–2.26)

1.23 (0.61–2.49)

1.24 (0.62–2.47)

1.07 (0.52–2.22)

Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Electricity at home

No

1.20 (0.56–2.57)

1.22 (0.57–2.60)

1.39 (0.68–2.87)

1.21 (0.56–2.60)

 

Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. Multivariate binary logistic regression analyses.
  2. 1Maternal stress measured with Cohen’s et al. (19) 4-item Perceived Stress Scale. A 5-point scale response option was used for each question (1 = Never, 2 = Only once or twice, 3 = At least once a week, 4 = More than once a week, 5 = Almost daily) in reference to the last month. The responses for items 1 and 2 were reversed, and a summative score was created to compute the stress level (score ranged from 4–20). Women were classified as experiencing stress if they had a score above 4.
  3. *** Significant at p < 0.05.
  4. ** Significant at p < 0.10.