Predictors of risk perception of antidepressant and mental illness exposures when breastfeeding, by pregnancy status
| Maternal predictive factor | Antidepressants | Maternal mental illness | ||
| β (95% CI) | P value | β (95% CI) | P value | |
| Planning pregnancy | ||||
| Education | ||||
| High school | Ref | Ref | ||
| Primary school | 6.07 (4.38 to 7.77) | <0.001 | −2.34 (−4.08 to -0.61) | 0.008 |
| University/college | 1.66 (0.14 to 3.17) | 0.033 | N.S. | — |
| Other | N.S. | — | 4.75 (0.47 to 9.03) | 0.030 |
| Occupational status | ||||
| Other paid work | Ref | Ref | ||
| Homemaker | 2.07 (0.69 to 3.46) | 0.003 | −1.96 (−3.36 to −0.57) | 0.006 |
| Health worker | N.S. | — | 2.35 (−0.04 to 4.74) | 0.054 |
| Jobseeker or other | 2.53 (0.77 to 4.30) | 0.005 | N.S. | — |
| Not having Norwegian native language | 3.66 (1.75 to 5.56) | <0.001 | N.S. | — |
| Pregnant | ||||
| AD effectiveness in pregnancy | −0.24 (−0.39 to -0.08) | 0.003 | N.S. | — |
| Stigma* | N.S. | — | −0.20 (-0.33 to -0.07) | 0.003 |
| BED (yes vs no) | N.S. | — | 1.66 (0.44 to 2.88) | 0.008 |
| Mothers | ||||
| Occupational status | ||||
| Other paid work | Ref | |||
| Student | −1.82 (−3.18 to -0.47) | 0.008 | N.S. | — |
| Home maker | −2.69 (−4.87 to -0.51) | 0.015 | ||
| Health worker | −1.31 (−2.61 to -0.02) | 0.047 | N.S. | — |
| AD effectiveness in pregnancy | −0.25 (−0.45 to -0.05) | 0.014 | N.S. | — |
Notes. Only statistically significant factors are reported. All models were survey weighted, and adjusted for age and education, in addition to the variables listed in the table.
*Perceived stigma related to mental illness was measured using four selected items from the ‘Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale’.
AD, antidepressant; BED, binge-eating disorder; N.S., non-significant statistically.