Table 3 Characteristics of the study population
Characteristics 1st/2nd trimester | Total n (%) | High perceived stress score 20–40 n (%) | Low perceived stress score 0–19 n (%) | COR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived stress 1st/2nd trimester | 1143 | 304 (27.2) | 812 (72.8) | Â | Â |
Perceived stress 3rd trimester | 743 | 181 (24.7) | 553 (75.3) | Â | Â |
Social support | 0.001 | ||||
 Community engagement |  |  |  |  | |
  Low | 628 (54.9) | 194 (31.6) | 419 (68.4) | 1.67 [1.27–2.19] | |
  High | 513 (44.9) | 109 (21.8) | 392 (78.2) | 1 | |
  Missing | 2 (0.2) |  |  |  | |
 Individual resilience |  |  |  |  | |
  Low | 595 (52.1) | 184 (32.1) | 389 (67.9) | 1.75 [1.33–2.29] | |
  High | 548 (47.9) | 113 (21.3) | 417 (78.7) | 1 | |
Age (Years) | 0.036 | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 28 (6.43) |  |  |  | |
 16–19 | 144 (12.6) | 50 (36.5) | 87 (63.5) | 1.64 [1.12–2.41] | |
 20–34 | 819 (71.7) | 208 (25.9) | 595 (74.1) | 1 | |
 35+ | 179 (15.7) | 46 (26.3) | 129 (73.7) | 1.02 [0.70–1.48] | |
 Missing | 1 (0.1) |  |  |  | |
Ethnicity | 0.001 | ||||
 African descent | 520 (45.5) | 163 (32.3) | 342 (67.7) | 1.93 [1.36–2.74] | |
 Asian descent | 334 (29.2) | 85 (25.8) | 244 (74.2) | 1.41 [0.96–2.08] | |
 Other | 285 (24.9) | 55 (19.8) | 223 (80.2) | 1 | |
 Missing | 4 (0.3) |  |  |  | |
Income (SRD) | 0.012 | ||||
  < 3000 | 763 (66.8) | 217 (29.1) | 529 (70.9) | 1.48 [1.09–2.01] | |
  ≥ 3000 | 333 (29.1) | 71 (21.7) | 256 (78.3) | 1 | |
 Missing | 47 (4.1) |  |  |  | |
Educational level | 0.001 | ||||
 None, primary, lower secondary/vocational | 658 (57.6) | 206 (32.2) | 434 (67.8) | 1.83 [1.39–2.42] | |
 Upper secondary/vocational or tertiary | 485 (42.4) | 98 (20.6) | 378 (79.4) | 1 | |
 Missing | 0 (0.0) |  |  |  | |
Marital status | 0.065 | ||||
 Married/cohabitating | 1000 (87.5) | 257 (26.3) | 719 (73.7) | 1 | |
 Not married/not living together | 141 (12.3) | 47 (33.8) | 92 (66.2) | 1.43 [0.98–2.09] | |
 Missing | 2 (0.2) |  |  |  | |
Parity | 0.459 | ||||
 0 (primiparity) | 384 (33.6) | 108 (28.8) | 267 (71.2) |  1 | |
 1 | 312 (27.3) | 76 (24.7) | 232 (75.3) | 0.81 [0.58–1.14] | |
  ≥ 2 | 445 (38.9) | 120 (27.8) | 311 (72.2) | 0.95 [0.70–1.30] | |
 Missing | 2 (0.2) |  |  |  | |
Region | 0.074 | ||||
 Urban | 656 (57.4) | 191 (29.6) | 454 (70.4) | 1.47 [1.05–2.05] | |
 Rural | 276 (24.1) | 60 (22.3) | 209 (77.7) | 1 | |
 Interior | 211 (18.5) | 53 (26.2) | 149 (73.8) | 1.24 [0.81–1.90] | |