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Table 4 Factors associated with perceived sufficiency of postnatal contact (N = 3,724)

From: A call for better care: the impact of postnatal contact services on women’s parenting confidence and experiences of postpartum care in Queensland, Australia

   

Unadjusted

Adjusted 1

 

N

% satisfied

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Telephone calls received

 0

900

74.8

1

 

1

 

 1

944

81.6

1.49***

1.19-1.87

1.46**

1.16-1.84

 2

687

87.8

2.42***

1.84-3.18

1.92***

1.44-2.55

 3

359

93.6

4.93***

3.15-7.72

3.53***

2.23-5.58

 4

158

94.3

5.58***

2.80-11.13

3.70***

1.83-7.48

 5

120

96.7

9.78***

3.57-26.80

5.84**

2.09-16.34

 6 or more

187

95.2

6.67***

3.36-13.25

2.98**

1.42-6.28

 Missing

369

88.9

2.70***

1.89-3.86

1.59*

1.07-2.38

Home visits received

 0

1062

74.9

1

 

1

 

 1

659

84.1

1.77***

1.38-2.28

1.64***

1.26-2.14

 2

712

85.5

1.99***

1.55-2.55

1.70***

1.30-2.23

 3

460

92.2

3.96***

2.74-5.71

2.84***

1.93-4.19

 4

161

93.2

4.58***

2.45-8.58

2.88**

1.51-5.52

 5

114

93.0

4.45***

2.14-9.25

2.43*

1.14-5.20

 6

101

95.0

6.45***

2.60-16.02

3.97**

1.55-10.21

 7 or more

176

96.6

9.52***

4.17-21.73

5.48***

2.28-13.18

 Missing

279

89.2

2.79***

1.86-4.17

2.22***

1.42-3.47

Length of hospital stay

 1-2 nights

1633

85.2

1

   

 <24 hours

306

89.5

1.49*

1.01-2.20

1.05

0.70-1.58

 3-4 nights

1293

83.8

0.90

0.73-1.10

0.89

0.72-1.09

 5+ nights

492

82.3

0.81

0.62-1.06

0.82

0.62-1.08

Highest level of education

 No formal qualifications

65

70.8

1

 

1

 

 Year 10/equivalent

468

82.5

1.94*

1.08-3.49

2.09*

1.12-3.91

 Year 12/equivalent

868

83.4

2.08*

1.18-3.65

2.24**

1.22-4.11

 Trade/diploma

1273

85.2

2.38**

1.37-4.16

2.51**

1.38-4.56

 University

1050

86.9

2.73***

1.55-4.80

2.78**

1.52-5.10

Area of residence

 Major city

2153

83.7

1

 

1

 

 Inner regional

850

84.8

1.09

0.87-1.35

1.28*

1.02-1.62

 Outer regional

609

88.0

1.43*

1.09-1.87

1.55**

1.13-2.12

 Remote

112

83.0

0.95

0.57-1.58

1.36

0.78-2.38

Distance travelled to birth

 <10 km

1541

85.8

1

 

1

 

 10 – 50 km

1852

84.4

0.90

0.74-1.09

1.02

0.84-1.25

 50+ km

331

80.7

0.69*

0.51-0.94

0.77

0.54-1.09

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
  2. 1The model as a whole accounted for between 6.4% (Cox and Snell R square) and 11.1% (Nagelkerke R squared) of the total variance in satisfaction with amount of postnatal contact, and correctly classified 84.8% of cases.