From: Maternal depression and malnutrition in children in southwest Uganda: a case control study
Variables | Unadjusted OR (95 % CI) | P-value* |
---|---|---|
Depression in the mother | ||
Depression | 2.4 (1.18–4.79) | 0.015* |
Age of the mother (years) | ||
18–24a | ||
25–30 | 1.2 (0.61–2.52) | 0.558 |
> 30 | 1.2 (0.50–2.91) | 0.680 |
Level of education of the mother | ||
Lower Primary (p1-p4)a | ||
Upper Primary (p5-p7) | 2.4 (1.48–7.61) | 0.004 |
Secondary school (s1-s6) | 2.4 (0.89–6.45) | 0.084 |
Marital status | ||
Marrieda | ||
Single/separated/widowed | 0.9 (0.43–1.89) | 0.799 |
Occupation of the mother | ||
Peasant farmera | ||
Retail business | 1.6 (0.76–3.54) | 0.209 |
Casual laborer/no occupation | 1.2 (0.49–3.02) | 0.683 |
Mother’s Source of income | ||
Farminga | ||
Retail business | 2.0 (0.73–5.47) | 0.177 |
Casual labor/no source of income | 2.6 (0.90–7.48) | 0.076 |
Number of children | ||
1–2a | ||
3–4 | 0.9 (0.40–1.81) | 0.688 |
> 4 | 1.9 (0.79–4.38) | 0.152 |