Maternal depression and child psychopathology among Attendees at a Child Neuropsychiatric Clinic in Abeokuta, Nigeria: a cross sectional study

Table 6 Linear regression for children’s scores on SDQ

Variable	Beta	p value	95 % CI
Variable	Beta	p value	Upper	Lower
SDQ total
Main diagnosis	0.430	<0.001*⁺	2.648	6.210
Duration of illness	0.170	0.051	−0.006	4.819
Maternal MDD	0.201	0.025*	0.425	6.315
SDQ emotional
Maternal MDD	0.085	0.411	−0.442	1.071
SDQ hyperactivity
Maternal MDD	0.186	0.051	−0.005	2.822
SDQ conduct
Maternal MDD	0.219	0.035*	0.086	2.251
SDQ Peer problems
Maternal MDD	0.086	0.281	−0.399	1.357
SDQ prosocial behaviour
Maternal MDD	−0.149	0.116	−1.963	0.219

Predictors: (Constant), main diagnosis of child, child’s duration of illness, and maternal major depressive disorder (MDD)
* p < 0.05
⁺p < 0.01

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