Association of social support and socio-demographic characteristics with poor self-rated health and depressive symptomatology among single mothers in Cyprus: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios (and 95 % CI) of worse SRH or prevalence of clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 22) by personal, family, economic and health behavior characteristics as estimated in multivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis

	SRH less than good		CES-D (≥22)
	Adjusted^a	P value	Adjusted^a	P value
	OR (95 % CI)		OR (95 % CI)
Single motherhood status
Unmarried	1	-----	1	-------
Divorced	1,084 (0,438–2,681)	0,862	2.051 (0.778–5.406)	0,146
Separated	2,640 (0,831–8,388)	0,100	4.308 (1.224–15.170)	0,023
Widow	3,300 (1,016–10,717)	0,047	3.247 (0.960–10.982)	0,058
Employment status
Full time	1	-----
Part time	0,711 (0,321–1,577)	0,402
Unemployed	0,187 (0,059–0,592)	0,004
Not working	1,268 (0,534–3,016)	0,590
Single motherhood allowance recipient
No			1	-------
Yes			5.825 (1.195–28.399)	0,029
Financial child support from the father
Yes	1	-----
No	1,759 (1,056–2,931)	0,030
Physical activity
Yes	1	-----	1	-------
No	2,119 (1,228–3,655)	0,007	1,587 (0,933–2,702)	0,089

^aFactors included in the first stage: age, educational level, employment status, single motherhood status, duration as single mother, number and age of independent child/ren, monthly family income, single mothers’ allowance, financial support from the father, member of the Single mothers’ association, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, physical activity

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