Table 4 Factors related to obtainment of social support by mental/physical place of comfort category (n = 215)
From: Factors associated with social support in child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities
Mental/physical place of comfort (forced entry) (p = 0.011)§ | Mental/physical place of comfort (stepwise backward elimination) (p < 0.001)§ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOR | 95% CI | p value | AOR | 95% CI | p value | |
Sex of infant | ||||||
Male | 1.00 | |||||
Female | 1.23 | 0.65–2.30 | 0.525 | |||
Age of infant (range 6 to 42 months) | ||||||
≤ 26 months | 1.00 | |||||
≥ 27 months | 1.28 | 0.68–2.39 | 0.448 | |||
Mother’s age group | ||||||
20s | 1.00 | |||||
30s | 1.19 | 0.57–2.47 | 0.651 | |||
40s | 0.98 | 0.31–3.14 | 0.973 | |||
Employment status | ||||||
Unemployed | 1.00 | |||||
Irregular employment | 0.72 | 0.31–1.67 | 0.446 | |||
Regular employment | 0.72 | 0.33–1.57 | 0.414 | |||
Housing | ||||||
Non-independent housing | 1.00 | |||||
Independent housing | 1.34 | 0.66–2.74 | 0.418 | |||
Household structure | ||||||
Nuclear household | 1.00 | |||||
Extended household | 1.06 | 0.45–2.50 | 0.893 | |||
Parent(s) living with infant | ||||||
Only mother | 1.00 | |||||
Both (mother and father) | 1.77 | 0.31–10.02 | 0.521 | |||
Order of target infant in family living together | ||||||
First child | 1.00 | |||||
Second child or more | 1.24 | 0.62–2.49 | 0.549 | |||
Support from relatives not living together | ||||||
No | 1.00 | |||||
Yes | 1.22 | 0.55–2.70 | 0.623 | |||
Acquaintances in the neighborhood from before the disaster | ||||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 1.79 | 0.90–3.58 | 0.097 | 1.88 | 1.03–3.44 | 0.040 |
Use of child support resources | ||||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
At least one resource | 4.15 | 1.59–10.80 | 0.004 | 3.96 | 1.61–9.75 | 0.003 |
Perceived difficulties in child-rearing | ||||||
Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No | 3.12 | 1.59–6.13 | 0.001 | 3.10 | 1.63–5.88 | 0.001 |