Research Article

Overall Maternal Morbidity during Pregnancy Identified with the WHO-WOICE Instrument

Table 5

Factors associated with alterations in functionality (model 1), mental (model 2), and clinical alterations (model 3)—multivariate analysis.

Model/variablePR95%CI /PR

(a) Model 1: functional impairment ()
 Overall health rating (neither poor nor good; poor; very poor)3.372.41–4.71<0.001
 Literacy (can read parts of sentence or cannot read)<0.01<0.01–<0.01<0.001
(b) Model 2: anxiety and depression ()
 Overall health rating (neither poor nor good; poor; very poor)1.251.04–1.500.020
 Literacy (can read parts of sentence or cannot read)1.811.57–2.08<0.001
(c) Model 3: clinical alterations ()
 Drug (yes)0.700.54–0.910.007
BMI (≥30 kg/m2)1.141.01–1.290.034

Multiple regression analysis by the Poisson regression model. BMI: body mass index. (a) For model 1, the outcome was , and predictors were the variables maternal age, marital status, education, literacy, employment, travel time to facility, parity, gestational age, BMI (≥30 kg/m2), overall health rating, any clinical condition, preexisting conditions, and taking any medication. (b) For model 2, the outcome was and , and predictors were the variables maternal age, marital status, education, literacy, employment, travel time to facility, parity, gestational age, BMI (≥30 kg/m2), overall health rating, any clinical condition, preexisting conditions, and taking any medication. (c) For model 3, the outcome was any clinical condition reported by the woman, and predictors were the following variables: maternal age, marital status, education, literacy, employment, travel time to facility, parity, gestational age, BMI (≥30 kg/m2), alteration in mental health (, ), sexual dissatisfaction, , exposure to domestic or sexual violence, and substance use.