Married women’s decision to delay childbearing, and loneliness, severe psychological distress, and suicidal ideation under crisis: online survey data analysis from 2020 to 2021

Table 3 Pregnancy postponement and deterioration of well-being during the pandemic

	Loneliness after COVID-19			Suicidal ideation after COVID-19
	(1: Feeling lonely more often due to COVID-19, 0: Not feeling lonely)			(1: Onset of suicidal ideation after COVID-19, 0: No onset of suicidal ideation)
	GEE	2020	2021	GEE	2020	2021
Pregnancy postpone	1.55^*	1.55	2.37^**	2.55^***	2.31^*	4.14^*
	[1.03,2.34]	[0.73,3.26]	[1.38,4.05]	[1.45,4.51]	[1.152,4.629]	[1.4,12.29]

NOTE:
1. Robust standard errors were used for all analyses. 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are reported in square brackets
2. Prevalence ratios (PRs) are reported, and * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001
3. Covariates listed in Table 1, and regions and survey year (for GEE analysis) were adjusted. Not reported for brevity

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