Table 7 Direct, indirect and total effects of variables associated with the mobility, selfcare and getting along with people domains of WHODAS 2.0 among postpartum women, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Variable’s pathway

WHODAS 2.0 domains at each follow up period

T1 mobility domain

T2 mobility domain

T3 mobility domain

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

Fear of birth

0.03(0.005) ^a

No path

0.03(0.005) ^a

0.02(0.004) ^a

No path

0.02(0.004) ^a

0.01(0.003) ^a

No path

0.01(0.003) ^a

Mode of delivery

SVD

0.57(0.18) ^a

0.19(0.05) ^a

0.76(0.18) ^a

Not significant

0.10(0.03) ^b

Not significant

Not significant

0.08(0.03) ^b

Not significant

Anxiety score

0.06(0.03) ^b

0.22(0.03) ^a

0.29(0.02) ^a

0.10(0.02) ^a

0.20(0.02) ^a

0.30(0.02) ^a

0.11(0.02) ^a

0.16(0.02) ^a

0.27(0.01) ^a

PTSD score

0.12(0.02) ^a

No path

0.14(0.02) ^a

0.12(0.01) ^a

No path

0.13(0.01) ^a

0.09(0.01) ^a

No path

0.10(0.01) ^a

Social support

-0.58(0.07) ^a

-0.09(0.02) ^a

-0.67(0.07) ^a

-0.12(0.05) ^b

-0.04(0.01) ^a

-0.16(0.05) ^a

-0.07(0.05) ^c

-0.03(0.01) ^b

-0.10(0.05) ^b

Delivery Mgt complication

Yes

1.95(0.34) ^a

No path

2.40(0.35) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Health risk: Yes

2.31(0.33) ^a

No path

2.31(0.33) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Variable’s pathway

WHODAS 2.0 domains at each follow up period

T1 selfcare domain

T2 selfcare domain

T3 selfcare domain

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

Fear of birth

0.02(0.004) ^a

No path

0.02(0.004) ^a

0.02(0.003) ^a

No path

0.02(0.003) ^a

0.02(0.003) ^a

No path

0.02(0.003) ^a

Mode of delivery SVD

0.33(0.14) ^b

0.12(0.04) ^a

0.45(0.14) ^a

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Not significant

Anxiety score

0.08(0.02) ^a

0.15(0.02) ^a

0.23(0.01) ^a

0.01(0.02) ^a

0.12(0.02) ^a

0.23(0.01) ^a

0.12(0.02) ^a

0.06(0.01) ^a

0.20(0.01) ^a

PTSD score

0.09(0.01) ^a

0.01(0.004) ^a

0.10(0.01) ^a

0.06(0.01) ^a

0.01(0.003) ^a

0.08(0.01) ^a

0.03(0.01) ^b

0.01(0.003) ^a

0.04(0.01) ^a

Social support

-0.29(0.05) ^a

-0.06(0.01) ^a

-0.35(0.05) ^a

-0.13(0.04) ^a

-0.05(0.01) ^a

-0.18(0.04) ^a

-0.12(0.03) ^a

-0.04(0.01) ^a

-0.16(0.04) ^a

Delivery Mgt complication Yes

0.56(0.26) ^b

No path

0.92(0.26) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Health risk Yes

1.42(0.27) ^a

No path

1.44(0.28) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Variable’s pathway

WHODAS 2.0 domains at each follow up period

T1 getting along with people domain

T2 getting along with people domain

T3 getting along with people domain

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Total effect

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

Fear of birth

0.02(0.004) ^a

No path

0.02(0.004) ^a

0.17(0.004) ^a

No path

0.17(0.004) ^a

0.02(0.004) ^a

No path

0.02(0.004) ^a

Mode of delivery SVD

0.33(0.16) ^b

0.12(0.04) ^a

0.45(0.16) ^b

0.29(0.14) ^b

0.10(0.03) ^b

0.39(0.14) ^b

Not significant

0.12(0.04) ^a

0.33(0.14) ^b

Anxiety score

0.13(0.03) ^a

0.14(0.02) ^a

0.28(0.02) ^a

0.14(0.02) ^a

0.11(0.02) ^a

0.25(0.01) ^a

0.14(0.02) ^a

0.10(0.02) ^a

0.24(0.01) ^a

PTSD score

0.08(0.01) ^a

No path

0.09(0.01) ^a

0.06(0.01) ^a

No path

0.07(0.01) ^a

0.05(0.01) ^a

No path

0.06(0.01) ^a

Social support

-0.51(0.06) ^a

-0.06(0.02) ^a

-0.56(0.06) ^a

-0.45(0.05) ^a

-0.05(0.01) ^a

-0.50(0.05) ^a

-0.39(0.05) ^a

-0.06(0.01) ^a

-0.45(0.05) ^a

Delivery Mgt complication Yes

2.0(0.30) ^a

No path

2.23(0.30) ^a

1.91(0.27) ^a

No path

2.08(0.27) ^a

1.55(0.27) ^a

No path

1.67(0.27) ^a

Health risk Yes

0.70(0.31) ^b

No path

0.73(0.32) ^b

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant