Examining the associations between social support and postpartum depression symptoms among adolescent mothers in Nairobi, Kenya

Table 2 Bivariate and multivariable associations between support measures and postpartum depressive symptoms

Models	RR (95% CI)	p-value	ARR (95% CI)^a	p-value
Model 1: Mother supports girls’ education
Very supportive	0.34 (0.20, 0.60)	< 0.0001	0.35 (0.20, 0.61)	< .0001
Somewhat supportive	1.02 (0.58, 1.78)	0.96	1.00 (0.58, 1.72)	0.99
Not support/not alive/i don't know	Ref.		Ref.
Model 2: Father supports girls’ education
Very supportive	0.35 (0.13, 0.91)	0.03	0.34 (0.13, 0.90)	0.03
Somewhat supportive	1.49 (0.79, 2.80)	0.21	1.57 (0.85, 2.91)	0.15
Not support/not alive/i don't know	Ref.		Ref.
Model 3: Parental support during pregnancy
Good	0.54 (0.30, 0.97)	0.04	0.58 (0.33, 1.03)	0.06
Fair	1.00 (0.55, 1.81)	0.99	1.11 (0.62, 1.96)	0.73
Poor/no support/no parent	Ref.		Ref.
Model 4: Child’s father support pregnancy
Good	0.56 (0.31, 1.02)	0.06	0.57 (0.30, 1.09)	0.09
Fair	1.24 (0.70, 2.20)	0.46	1.22 (0.69, 2.17)	0.49
Poor/no support	Ref.		Ref.
Model 5: Member of a social club	1.05 (0.64, 1.73)	0.84	1.04 (0.65, 1.67)	0.86
Model 6: Reports having a good female friend	0.64 (0.39, 1.04)	0.07	0.61 (0.37, 0.99)	0.04
Model 7: Reports having a good female adult	0.72 (0.44, 1.18)	0.19	0.75 (0.46, 1.21)	0.24

^aModel adjusted for age, marital status, education status, work status, parity, time since delivery

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