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Table 6 Multinomial logistic regression model identifying factors associated with comorbid anxiety and depressive symptomology in postnatal women

From: Depressive and anxiety symptoms and associated factors among postnatal women in Enugu-North Senatorial District, South-East Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

  Anxiety Depression Anxious-depressed
Variable AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
History of Depression 0.12 0.02 0.76* 0.22 0.04 1.21 0.52 0.09 3.18
Income Level 1.82 0.85 3.87 1.53 0.72 3.25 1.90 0.86 4.19
Parity 0.53 0.17 1.61 0.75 0.25 2.25 1.23 0.38 3.96
Mother’s Age
 15–29 years 10.31 1.13 94.11* 1.06 0.21 5.26 2.09 0.37 11.99
 30–44 years 7.25 0.81 64.65 0.76 0.16 3.72 0.55 0.09 3.26
  ≥ 45 years 1         
Mother’s Level of education
 No formal education 2.24 0.57 8.85 1.84 0.48 7.01 2.61 0.62 10.96
 Primary education 2.28 0.49 10.57 1.50 0.33 6.87 4.63 0.98 21.74
 Secondary education 2.52 0.68 9.31 1.77 0.50 6.34 2.66 0.66 10.64
 Tertiary education 1         
Health Facility Type
 PHC 0.32 0.10 1.00* 0.34 0.11 1.05 0.14 0.04 0.48*
 Secondary HF 1         
Place of Residence
 Urban 0.21 0.03 1.68 0.90 0.13 6.00 1.09 0.15 8.13
 Rural 1         
Mother’s Educ*HFT
 Sec. Educ* Secondary HFT 9.67 1.04 89.59* 3.39 0.36 32.19 5.426 0.57 51.76
 Primary Educ* PHCs 8.09 0.83 79.26 4.26 0.44 41.48 10.22 1.04 100.14*
Income Level*Hist. of Dep.
 < #10,000* Hist. of Dep. 0.39 0.12 1.22 0.24 0.09 .75* 0.33 0.10 1.09
 #10,000- #20,000*Hist. of Dep. 0.48 0.16 1.43 0.28 0.10 .81* 0.54 0.18 1.65
 ≥ #20,000*Hist. of Dep. 0.55 0.17 1.83 0.30 0.09 .98* 0.48 0.14 1.67
  1. Note. Reference category: No symptoms (n = 23). AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI Confidence Interval. * p < .05. Pearson = .03. Deviance = .41. Sec. Educ. secondary education. Hist. of Dep. History of depression. Pearson = .069. Deviance = .234 (Model for Interaction Terms)