Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women with symptoms of postpartum depression in Sodo district, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 385)
From: Treatment gap and help-seeking for postpartum depression in a rural African setting
Socio-demographic characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | Â | Â |
 Less than 20 | 28 | 7.3 |
 20–29 | 174 | 45.2 |
 30–39 | 175 | 45.5 |
 40 or above | 8 | 2.1 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Married | 374 | 97.1 |
 Single/widowed/divorced | 11 | 2.9 |
Residence | Â | Â |
 Rural | 363 | 94.3 |
 Urban | 22 | 5.7 |
Education | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 308 | 80.0 |
 Formal education | 77 | 20 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
 House wife | 317 | 82.3 |
 Private (shop, other trade) | 49 | 12.8 |
 No job | 19 | 4.9 |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Orthodox | 365 | 94.8 |
 Protestant | 12 | 3.1 |
 Muslim | 6 | 1.6 |
 Other | 2 | 0.6 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
 Gurage | 353 | 91.7 |
 Oromo | 26 | 6.8 |
 Amhara | 5 | 1.3 |
 Other | 1 | 0.3 |