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