Research Article

Determinants of Insomnia among Mothers during Postpartum Period in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with insomnia in postpartum mothers.

Explanatory variables Sleep difficulties(Crude odd ratio)(AOR) 95% CI
YesNo(95% CI)

Family size
 1 to 216301:001:00
 3 to 5175695.47 (.25, .88)1.64 (.67, 3.99)
 >52448.94(.43, 2.04)2.27(.71, 7.25)
Living circumstance
 Alone46922.01(1.36, 2.98).84(.50, 1.42)
 With family1698611:001.00
Social support
 Low3203033.21(1.89, 5.46)2.82 (1.63, 4.88)
 Average61118.78 (.48, .1.30).82(.48, 1.34)
 High110761.001:00
Alcohol use
 Yes2191041.84 (1.35, 2.59)1.58(1.13, 2.22)
 No2723931:001.00
Marital status
 Married1606461:001:00
 Single2390.97(.59, 1.58)1.35(.79, 2.32)
 Divorced/separate/widowed32373.38(1.75, 6.54)2.29(1.40, 6.08)
Education
 Uneducated59992.57(1.78, 3.71)2.35(1.57, 3.51)
 Educated1566471.001.00
Number of births
 First100357.94(.67, 1.34).69(.36, 1.33)
 Second662492.62(1.49, 4.60).62(.31, 1.21)
 Third24133.64(.39, 1.49).44(.21, .103)
 Fourth and above25341.001.00
Confident as good care-giver
 Yes143617.50(.36, .70).77(.52, 1.13)
 No721561:001:00
Frequently sick once child
 Yes641671.54(1.09, 2.16)1.06(.71, 1.59)
 No1516061:001:00
Type of pregnancy
 Planned1636731:001:00
 unplanned521002.14(1.47, 3.13).88(.54, 1.42)
Comorbid medical illness
 Yes591522.55(1.09, 2.19)1.18(.79, 1.78)
 No1566211:001:00
History of depression
 Yes27521.99(1.22, 3.25)1.93(1.13, 3.31)
 No1887211:001:00
Good husband support
 Yes4294451:001:00
 No62522.82(1.87, 4.25)1.94(1.18, 3.18)

: significance at P value <.05; 1:00: reference; and : p value< .001.