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Table 3 Factors behind the inappropriate parental behaviors of the mothers (at the time of the health check-up at 18 months Old)

From: Incidence of and improvement in inappropriate parental behaviors of mothers with young children: a retrospective cohort study conducted in collaboration with a local government

Factorsd Inappropriate parental behaviors at the time of the health check-up at 18 monthsa Univariate analysisc Logistic regression
Yes No ORb 95% CI P value aORb 95% CI P value
N = 114 % N = 468 %
Child’s sex
 Male 61 19.8 247 80.2 1.03 0.68–1.55 0.89    
 Female 53 19.3 221 80.7 1.00      
Order of birth
 First child 64 23.5 208 76.5 1.60 1.06–2.42 0.03* 1.66 1.08–2.55 0.02*
 Second or later 50 16.1 260 83.9 1.00    1.00   
Single or multiple birth
 Single 114 19.8 463 80.2    0.59    
 Multiple 0 0.0 5 100.0       
Gestational age at birth
 Less than 37 weeks 5 19.2 21 80.8 0.98 0.36–2.65 0.96    
 37 weeks or more 109 19.6 447 80.4 1.00      
Birth weight
 Less than 2500 g 9 20.9 34 79.1 1.09 0.51–2.35 0.81    
 2500 g or more 105 19.5 434 80.5 1.00      
Father’s age
 Younger than 30 32 21.1 120 78.9 1.16 0.73–1.84 0.53    
 30 or older 79 18.7 343 81.3 1.00      
Mother’s age
 Younger than 30 47 20.5 182 79.5 1.10 0.73–1.67 0.65    
 30 or older 67 19.0 286 81.0 1.00      
Mother’s employment
 Employed 52 17.1 252 82.9 0.73 0.48–1.11 0.14    
 Not employed 57 22.1 201 77.9 1.00      
Feelings in relation to the pregnancy
 Happy 72 17.3 343 82.7 1.00    1.00   
 Unexpected or others 42 25.3 124 74.1 1.61 1.05–2.49 0.03* 1.37 0.87–2.17 0.18
Mother’s health
 Good 73 17.2 351 82.8 1.00    1.00   
 Easily tired or others 41 25.9 117 74.1 1.69 1.09–2.61 0.02* 1.37 0.83–2.27 0.21
Mother’s feelings
 Good 85 17.5 400 82.5 1.00    1.00   
 Not good, neutral 29 29.9 68 70.1 2.01 1.23–3.29 0.01** 1.41 0.80–2.50 0.24
Family composition
 Nuclear family 96 20.2 380 79.8 1.24 0.71–2.15 0.46    
 Extended family 18 17.0 88 83.0 1.00      
Interpersonal problems at home
 Yes 28 30.4 64 69.6 2.07 1.25–3.43 0.01** 1.73 1.02–2.95 0.04*
 No 84 17.4 398 82.6 1.00    1.00   
Financial problems at home
 Yes 19 31.7 41 68.3 2.10 1.17–3.78 0.01** 1.50 0.81–2.80 0.20
 No 93 18.1 421 81.9 1.00    1.00   
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
  2. aFor some items, the total does not add up to the number in the top row due to missing data
  3. bOR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  4. cAnalysed using a chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test
  5. dSurvey items were collected from the health check-up files for 4 months
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