Table 8 Direct, indirect and total effects of variables associated with the household life activities and community participation domains of WHODAS 2.0 among postpartum women, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Variable’s pathway

WHODAS 2.0 domains at each follow up period

T1 household life activities domain

T2 household life activities domain

T3 household life activities 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(0.003) ^a

No path

0.02(0.003) ^a

0.02(0.003) ^a

No path

0.02(0.003) ^a

Mode of delivery SVD

0.93(0.18) ^a

No path

0.93(0.18) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Anxiety score

Not significant

0.20(0.03) ^a

0.20(0.02) ^a

0.07(0.02) ^b

0.18(0.02) ^a

0.25(0.01) ^a

0.09(0.02) ^b

0.12(0.02) ^a

0.21(0.01) ^b

PTSD score

0.12(0.02) ^a

No path

0.14(0.02) ^a

0.10(0.01) ^a

No path

0.11(0.01) ^a

0.07(0.01) ^a

No path

0.08(0.01) ^a

Social support

-0.46(0.06) ^a

-0.07(0.02) ^a

-0.53(0.06) ^a

-0.18(0.05) ^a

-0.06(0.01) ^a

-0.24(0.05) ^a

-0.10(0.04) ^b

-0.05(0.01) ^a

-0.15(0.04) ^a

Physical quality of life score

-0.03(0.01) ^a

-0.01(0.002) ^a

-0.04(0.01) ^a

-0.02(0.01) ^b

-0.01(0.001) ^a

-0.03(0.01) ^a

-0.01(0.005) ^b

-0.01(0.001) ^a

-0.02(0.01) ^b

Delivery Mgt complicationYes

1.94(0.33) ^a

No path

2.16(0.34) ^a

0.82(0.25) ^a

No path

1.00(0.25) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Variable’s pathway

WHODAS 2.0 domains at each follow up period

T1 community participation domain

T2 community participation domain

T3 community participation 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

0.02(0.004) ^a

No path

0.02(0.004) ^a

Mode of delivery

SVD

Not significant

0.16(0.05) ^a

0.41(0.18) ^b

Not significant

0.11(0.04) ^b

Not significant

Not significant

0.13(0.04) ^a

Not significant

Anxiety score

0.06(0.03) ^b

0.32(0.03) ^a

0.39(0.02) ^a

0.09(0.03) ^a

0.23(0.02) ^a

0.32(0.02) ^a

0.09(0.03) ^b

0.20(0.02) ^a

0.29(0.02) ^a

PTSD score

0.21(0.02) ^a

No path

0.23(0.02) ^a

0.15(0.01) ^a

No path

0.16(0.01) ^a

0.12(0.01) ^a

No path

0.14(0.01) ^a

Social support

-0.44(0.07) ^a

-0.09(0.02) ^a

-0.53(0.07) ^a

-0.28(0.06) ^a

-0.06(0.01) ^a

-0.34(0.06) ^a

-0.24(0.06) ^a

-0.06(0.02) ^a

-0.30(0.06) ^a

Delivery Mgt complication Yes

1.46(0.34) ^a

No path

1.61(0.34) ^a

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Not significant

No path

Not significant

Physical quality of life score

-0.03(0.01) ^a

No path

-0.04(0.01) ^a

-0.02(0.01) ^b

No path

-0.02(0.01) ^a

-0.01(0.006) ^b

No path

-0.02(0.01) ^b