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Table 3 Gender disparity and obstetric history as predictors of high stress levels among pregnant women (n = 516)

From: Psychosocial predictors of antenatal stress in Pakistan: perspectives from a developing country

Predictors

Subcategories

B

Std. error in B

P-value

Odds ratio

95% C.I. for OR

Lower

Upper

Household income

 

.353

.142

.013

1.423

1.077

1.879

Household decision maker

In-laws

  

.050

   
 

Husband

− .952

.434

.028

.386

.165

.904

 

Self

− .444

.241

.066

.641

.400

1.029

Pregnancy

Unplanned/planned

− .797

.246

.001

.450

.278

.730

Number of children

 

− .129

.061

.033

.879

.780

.989

Gender preference

No preference

  

.011

   
 

Male

.319

.233

.172

1.375

.870

2.173

 

Female

− 1.398

.583

.016

.247

.079

.775

Complications during birth procedure by mid-wives

Yes/no

.466

.273

.088

1.594

.933

2.722

Marital problems

Yes/no

.779

.338

.021

2.178

1.124

4.223

Harassment

No/yes

1.188

.322

.000

3.280

1.745

6.164

Constant

 

− .621

.437

.155

.538

  
  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow test statistic = 3.54, P = .896, Cox and Snell R2 = .22, NegelKerke R2 = .29, Model Chi2 = 113.50, P < .001