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Table 6 Predictors of social support after experiencing a stillbirth

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

a.PR (95% CI)

p value

a.PR (95% CI)

p value

a.PR (95% CI)

p value

a.PR (95% CI)

p value

a.PR (95% CI)

p value

AltAge_1

          

18–25

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

26–45

1.3 (0.67–2.65)

0.412

1.1 (0.58–2.19)

0.725

1 (0.93–1.09)

0.812

0.7 (0.45–1.04)

0.078

1.9 (1.25–2.75)

0.002

46 and above

1.4 (0.69–3.03)

0.330

1 (0.45–2.19)

0.982

1 (0.9–1.07)

0.687

0.6 (0.36–1.03)

0.063

2.1 (1.42–3.12)

0.000

AltGender

          

Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Female

0.9 (0.67–1.24)

0.573

1 (0.73–1.28)

0.803

1.1 (0.98–1.16)

0.145

1.5 (1.04–2.09)

0.029

2 (1.52–2.51)

0.000

AltEduc

          

None

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Primary

1.2 (0.53–2.95)

0.613

1.3 (0.42–4.31)

0.615

1 (0.9–1.19)

0.636

1.8 (0.71–4.35)

0.225

1.1 (0.88–1.45)

0.335

Secondary

1 (0.43–2.46)

0.950

1.2 (0.38–3.92)

0.745

1 (0.89–1.17)

0.800

1.1 (0.44–2.86)

0.811

1 (0.78–1.34)

0.879

Tertiary

1.1 (0.43–2.59)

0.906

1.7 (0.54–5.31)

0.367

0.9 (0.79–1.09)

0.344

1.5 (0.6–3.97)

0.372

1.3 (1.03–1.76)

0.028

AltMarital

          

Not married

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Married

1.9 (1.1–3.14)

0.020

2.2 (1.28–3.74)

0.004

1 (0.92–1.06)

0.753

1.1 (0.74–1.54)

0.737

1 (0.87–1.18)

0.862

NtwkType

          

Community role

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Naturally occuring

3.2 (1.95–5.21)

0.000

2.5 (1.68–3.77)

0.000

1 (0.93–1.07)

0.928

1.5 (1.09–2.17)

0.013

1.2 (1.02–1.37)

0.029

TrustAlt

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

A little bit

0.9 (0.46–1.76)

0.764

1 (0.46–2.07)

0.955

0.9 (0.81–1.09)

0.413

0.6 (0.39–0.81)

0.002

2.1 (1.31–3.37)

0.002

Very much

0.9 (0.42–2.12)

0.881

0.8 (0.32–1.87)

0.566

1 (0.82–1.11)

0.559

0.5 (0.34–0.81)

0.003

2.3 (1.4–3.88)

0.001

FreqCont

          

Once in six month

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Once in 3 month

0.2 (0.04–1.42)

0.113

2.2 (0.33–14.92)

0.410

1.4 (0.94–2.01)

0.105

2.3 (0.61–8.51)

0.223

0.7 (0.46–1.03)

0.073

Once a month

1.4 (0.39–5.28)

0.593

2.4 (0.37–15.78)

0.352

1.4 (0.93–1.98)

0.116

3 (0.81–10.96)

0.099

0.9 (0.62–1.26)

0.492

Once a week

2.2 (0.59–7.97)

0.246

4 (0.62–26.19)

0.144

1.5 (1.01–2.1)

0.046

3.5 (0.97–12.89)

0.055

0.9 (0.61–1.23)

0.416

About every day

1.9 (0.52–7.07)

0.326

2.9 (0.45–18.9)

0.263

1.4 (0.99–2.08)

0.058

4.5 (1.23–16.1)

0.023

0.9 (0.63–1.24)

0.480

EmotCloss

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Somewhat

0.7 (0.37–1.33)

0.282

0.9 (0.47–1.9)

0.874

1.2 (1.05–1.37)

0.006

1.3 (0.9–1.96)

0.154

1.1 (0.77–1.48)

0.704

Very close

1.5 (0.69–3.16)

0.318

1.4 (0.6–3.09)

0.456

1.2 (1.04–1.43)

0.015

1.5 (0.86–2.51)

0.156

1.2 (0.85–1.75)

0.274

CountAltSupport

          

Not at all

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

A little bit

1.8 (1.06–3.19)

0.030

2.3 (1.32–4.14)

0.004

1 (0.94–1.08)

0.857

1.5 (1.09–2.04)

0.014

1.1 (0.83–1.38)

0.622

Very much

2.3 (1.15–4.77)

0.019

3.7 (1.79–7.61)

0.000

0.9 (0.82–1.06)

0.293

1.8 (1.16–2.94)

0.010

1.1 (0.81–1.49)

0.548