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Table 4 Incidence of mothers’ inappropriate parental behaviors and the associated factors

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 behaviorsa
(42-month-old check-up) 		   
Yes No RRb 95% CI P valuec
N = 165 % N = 300 %
Child’s sex
 Male 87 35.5 158 64.5 1.00 0.78–1.28 0.99
 Female 78 35.5 142 64.5 1.00   
Order of birth
 First child 76 36.5 132 63.5 1.06 0.83–1.35 0.67
 Second or later 89 34.6 168 65.4 1.00   
Single or multiple birth
 Single 164 35.7 296 64.3 1.78 0.31–10.33 0.66
 Multiple 1 20.0 4 80.0 1.00   
Gestational age at birth
 Less than 37 weeks 6 28.6 15 71.4 0.80 0.41–1.59 0.50
 37 weeks or more 159 35.8 285 64.2 1.00   
Birth weight
 Less than 2500 g 9 26.5 25 73.5 0.73 0.41–1.30 0.25
 2500 g or more 156 36.2 275 63.8 1.00   
Father’s age
 Younger than 30 44 36.7 76 63.3 1.06 0.81–1.39 0.70
 30 or older 118 34.7 222 65.3 1.00   
Mother’s age
 Younger than 30 67 36.8 115 63.2 1.06 0.83–1.36 0.63
 30 or older 98 34.6 185 65.4 1.00   
Mother’s employment
 Employed 91 36.4 159 63.6 1.00 0.78–1.28 0.98
 Not employed 73 36.5 127 63.5 1.00   
Feelings in relation to the pregnancy
 Happy 119 34.9 222 65.1 1.00   
 Unexpected or others 45 36.6 78 63.4 1.05 0.80–1.38 0.74
Mother’s health
 Good 117 33.5 232 66.5 1.00   
 Easily tired or others 48 41.4 68 58.6 1.23 0.95–1.60 0.13
Mother’s feelings
 Good 134 33.8 263 66.2 1.00   
 Not good, neutral 31 45.6 37 54.4 1.35 1.01–1.81 0.06
Family composition
 Nuclear family 134 35.4 243 64.5 1.01 0.74–1.38 0.96
 Extended family 31 35.2 57 64.8 1.00   
Interpersonal problems at home
 Yes 27 42.9 36 57.1 1.23 0.90–1.69 0.22
 No 138 34.8 258 65.2 1.00   
Financial problems at home
 Yes 22 55.0 18 45.0 1.61 1.18–2.20 0.01**
 No 143 34.1 276 65.9 1.00   
Want to continue to raise children in this region? +
 Yes 128 34.6 242 65.4 0.87 0.65–1.16 0.35
 Other 37 39.8 56 60.2 1.00   
Whether the father is parenting? +
 Always 102 34.9 190 65.1 0.99 0.76–1.28 0.93
 Other 59 35.3 108 64.7 1.00   
Number of people to turn to for advice
 1 or less 13 35.1 24 64.9 0.99 0.63–1.56 0.96
 2 or more 152 35.5 276 64.5 1.00   
Number of people to seek cooperation from
 1 or less 22 46.8 25 53.2 1.37 0.98–1.90 0.09
 2 or more 143 34.3 274 65.7 1.00   
  1. **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. bRR relative risk
  4. cAnalysed using a chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test
  5. dSurvey items were collected from the health check-up files at 4 months. The + indicates items collected at 18 months
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