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Table 5 Predictors of social support during pregnancy

From: The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda

Variable

Material

Financial

Emotional

Instrumental

Information

c.PR (95% CI)

P value

c.PR (95% CI)

P value

c.PR (95% CI)

P value

c.PR (95% CI)

P value

c.PR (95% CI)

P value

AltAge_1

          

18–25

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

26–45

1.6 (0.85–2.93)

0.151

1.6 (0.92–2.91)

0.095

1 (0.9–1.05)

0.484

0.7 (0.49–1)

0.049

2 (1.31–2.92)

0.001

46 and above

1.6 (0.79–3.08)

0.205

1.3 (0.65–2.46)

0.486

1 (0.86–1.05)

0.339

0.6 (0.38–0.97)

0.037

2.2 (1.44–3.27)

0.000

AltGender

          

Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Female

0.7 (0.5–1)

0.050

0.7 (0.53–1.02)

0.069

1.1 (0.99–1.16)

0.105

1.3 (0.93–1.95)

0.117

1.9 (1.44–2.42)

0.000

AltEduc

          

None

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Primary

1.4 (0.58–3.49)

0.438

1.8 (0.61–5.15)

0.289

1 (0.9–1.18)

0.664

1.8 (0.76–4.43)

0.175

0.9 (0.66–1.24)

0.535

Secondary

1.2 (0.51–3.05)

0.635

1.7 (0.59–4.93)

0.322

1 (0.89–1.16)

0.829

1.3 (0.52–3.14)

0.587

0.8 (0.54–1.05)

0.089

Tertiary

1 (0.4–2.55)

0.981

2 (0.68–5.65)

0.212

0.9 (0.79–1.07)

0.280

1.3 (0.54–3.28)

0.531

1.1 (0.78–1.43)

0.718

AltMarital

          

Not married

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Married

1.9 (1.2–2.99)

0.006

2.3 (1.42–3.59)

0.001

1 (0.91–1.03)

0.347

0.9 (0.65–1.23)

0.491

1.1 (0.88–1.25)

0.566

NtwkType

          

Community role

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Naturally occuring

3 (1.88–4.86)

0.000

2.2 (1.46–3.23)

0.000

1 (0.95–1.09)

0.573

1.4 (1.04–2.02)

0.029

1 (0.83–1.14)

0.692

TrustAlt

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

A little bit

1.1 (0.65–1.94)

0.672

1.7 (0.93–2.94)

0.087

1.1 (0.98–1.23)

0.102

0.9 (0.69–1.22)

0.564

2.3 (1.5–3.42)

0.000

Very much

2.6 (1.55–4.3)

0.000

2.6 (1.47–4.62)

0.001

1.1 (1–1.26)

0.049

1.2 (0.92–1.61)

0.166

2.9 (1.92–4.33)

0.000

FreqCont

          

Once in six month

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Once in 3 month

0.3 (0.04–1.86)

0.189

3.1 (0.44–22.37)

0.253

1.4 (0.93–2.09)

0.104

2.4 (0.63–9.29)

0.195

0.9 (0.5–1.47)

0.574

Once a month

2.3 (0.62–8.81)

0.211

4.3 (0.62–29.22)

0.140

1.4 (0.95–2.11)

0.084

3.6 (0.96–13.11)

0.057

1.2 (0.77–2.01)

0.374

Once a week

3.4 (0.92–12.58)

0.066

7 (1.04–47.08)

0.045

1.5 (1.04–2.27)

0.032

4.1 (1.11–14.98)

0.034

1.2 (0.77–2)

0.379

About every day

3.1 (0.85–11.61)

0.085

5.3 (0.79–36.13)

0.085

1.5 (1.01–2.23)

0.042

5.4 (1.49–19.72)

0.010

1.2 (0.77–1.99)

0.376

EmotCloss

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

somewhat

1.1 (0.7–1.87)

0.586

1.7 (1.01–2.72)

0.047

1.2 (1.08–1.33)

0.001

1.3 (0.99–1.75)

0.062

1.6 (1.24–2.14)

0.000

very close

3.7 (2.38–5.62)

0.000

3.4 (2.1–5.47)

0.000

1.2 (1.05–1.32)

0.005

1.8 (1.35–2.4)

0.000

2.2 (1.67–2.83)

0.000

CountAltSupport

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

A little bit

1.8 (1.11–3)

0.017

2.4 (1.43–4)

0.001

1.1 (1.03–1.22)

0.007

1.5 (1.16–2.05)

0.003

1.4 (1.13–1.79)

0.003

Very much

4.4 (2.75–6.89)

0.000

4.4 (2.69–7.33)

0.000

1.1 (0.98–1.2)

0.106

2 (1.54–2.72)

0.000

1.8 (1.48–2.3)

0.000