Social HRQOL trajectories | Very poor vs excellent* | Poor vs excellent* | Good vs excellent* | Very good vs excellent* | ||||
Explanatory variables | AOR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value |
Indirect morbidity | ||||||||
Yes | 4.42 (1.17 to 16.61) | 0.028 | 6.91 (1.72 to 27.66) | 0.006 | 6.83 (1.79 to 26.12) | 0.005 | 4.00 (1.02 to15.72 | 0.047 |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Mode of delivery | ||||||||
SVD/instrumental delivery | 2.67 (1.37 to 5.20) | 0.004 | 1.93 (1.02 to 3.64) | 0.043 | 3.90 (1.78 to 8.53) | 0.001 | 2.19 (1.12 to 4.29) | 0.023 |
Elective/emergency C/S | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Fear of childbirth | ||||||||
Yes | 11.96 (4.66 to 30.67) | <0.001 | 6.26 (2.39 to 16.40) | <0.001 | 8.25 (3.15 to 21.64) | <0.001 | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Body mass index | 1.17 (1.03 to 1.33) | 0.013 | 1.16 (1.02 to 1.31) | 0.021 | 1.20 (1.05 to 1.37) | 0.007 | ||
Social support | ||||||||
Poor social support | 3.53 (1.78 to 7.01) | <0.001 | 2.07 (1.02 to 4.20) | 0.045 | 3.27 (1.52 to 7.03) | 0.002 | ||
Strong social support | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Education status | ||||||||
Illiterate/read and write | 6.72 (1.47 to 30.70) | 0.014 | ||||||
Grade 1–8 | 3.23 (1.06 to 9.83) | 0.039 | ||||||
Grade 9–12 | 2.88 (1.08 to 7.70) | 0.035 | ||||||
Certificate/diploma | 2.05 (0.91 to 4.61) | 0.084 | ||||||
Degree and higher | 1.00 | |||||||
Anxiety score | 1.21 (1.01 to 1.45) | 0.037 | ||||||
Support wife beating | ||||||||
No | 0.49 (0.28 to 0.86) | 0.014 | ||||||
Yes | 1.00 | |||||||
Occupation | ||||||||
Government employed | 5.99 (1.05 to 34.26) | 0.044 | ||||||
Merchant/student | 6.04 (1.13 to 32.26) | 0.035 | ||||||
Housewife | 2.69 (0.56 to 12.97) | 0.218 | ||||||
Farmer/daily labourer | 1.00 |
*Variables included in the model were: anxiety score, stress score, fear of childbirth score, supportive of wife-beating attitude, direct maternal morbidity, indirect maternal morbidity, mode of delivery, type of fuel for cooking, educational status of mothers, husband educational status, occupation of mothers, husband occupation, social support, monthly expenditure, age of the mother, body mass index and parity.
AOR, adjusted OR; C/S, caesarean section; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery.