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Table 3 Independent Predictors of depression BDI (Sensitivity Analysis)

From: Predictors of postnatal depression in the slums Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

A.O.R.(95% C.I)

P-value

Age in Years

18-24 Years

1

 

25-30 Years

0.68(0.41-1.14)

0.144

31-40

0.68(0.36-1.29)

0.243

Education Level

Primary

1

 

Secondary

0.49(0.31-0.78)

0.002

Graduate and above

0.27(0.09-0.75)

0.013

Employment Status

Employed

1

 

Self-employed

0.82(0.32-2.08)

0.676

Unemployed

1.55(0.73-3.26)

0.252

Monthly Income

< 10,000

1

 

10,000-19,000

0.89(0.53-1.50)

0.672

20,000-29,000

0.54(0.26-1.12)

0.097

30,000 and Above

0.95(0.44-2.05)

0.900

Satisfied with body image

No

1

 

Yes

0.37(0.21-0.67)

0.001

Conflict with any close relatives

No

1

 

Yes

2.33(1.28-4.26)

0.006

Have a Stressful life Event

No

1

 

Yes

1.22(0.75-1.97)

0.423

Pregnancy Planned

No

1

 

Yes

0.50(0.32-0.79)

0.003

Have Work Problems

No

1

 

Yes

2.11(1.29-3.47)

0.003