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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted associations between SDQ outcome (any psychiatric diagnosis) with child and parent socio-economic and health indicators

From: Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

 

Left-behind children

Comparative children

Left-behind children

Comparative children

 

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Child age

6-11 yrs

1

1

1

1

12-17 yrs

1.06 (0.98-1.13)

0.97 (0.90-1.05)

1.05 (0.98-1.13)

0.97 (0.90-1.04)

Child gender

Male

1

1

1

1

Female

0.58 (0.36-0.94)

0.54 (0.32-0.91)

0.60 (0.37-0.98)

0.54 (0.32-0.90)

Parent gender

Male

1

1

1

1

Female

0.70 (0.41-1.17)

0.75 (0.38-1.50)

0.72 (0.43-1.23)

0.80 (0.40-1.60)

Parent age

18-30

1

1

1

1

31-60

1.15 (0.46-2.90)

0.69 (0.32-1.47)

0.83 (0.31-2.20)

0.73 (0.31- 1.72)

61-above

2.37 (0.76-7.34)

1.46 (0.10-25.52)

1.65 (0.50-5.37)

1.61 (0.10-30.36)

Parent education

Secondary education

1

1

1

1

Primary education

1.26 (0.73-2.17)

1.25 (0.61-2.58)

1.19 (0.68-2.07)

1.30 (0.62-2.72)

No education

3.04 (1.17-7.90)

2.06 (0.28-14.96)

2.67 (1.01-7.02)

2.28 (0.30-17.07)

Parent employment

Employed

1

1

1

1

Unemployed

1.13 (1.00-1.27)

1.10 (0.97-1.25)

1.11 (0.98-1.25)

1.09 (0.95-1.24)

Family indebtedness

No (little or no debt)

1

1

1

1

Yes (significant levels of debt)

0.91 (0.56-1.47)

0.62 (0.38-1.02)

0.91 (0.56-1.48)

0.62 (0.37-1.02)

Parent general health

Excellent

1

1

1

1

Fair

0.67 (0.22-1.98)

2.13 (0.44-10.28)

0.57 (0.19-1.74)

2.18 (0.44-10.70)

Poor

1.33 (0.39-4.48)

0.88 (0.10-7.85)

1.04 (0.30-3.61)x

1.05 (0.11-9.65)

Parent current illness

Current diagnosed illness

1

1

1

1

No current illness

0.94 (0.83-1.06)

1.15 (0.97-1.36)

0.96 (0.84-1.08)

1.15 (0.97-1.37)

Parent mental illness

No mental illness

1

1

1

1

Having a mental illness

1.76 (1.00-3.16)

2.56 (1.09-5.97)

1.63 (0.89-2.96)

2.44 (1.03-5.80)

  1. Bold values are significant at p<0.001.
  2. *Adjusted for child age and child gender.