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Table 1 Characteristics of women asked at antenatal booking about their mental health and offered treatment

From: Who is actually asked about their mental health in pregnancy and the postnatal period? Findings from a national survey

 

Current mental health

Past/family history

Offered treatment

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Age of mother (yrs)

 16–19 (101)

80

80.8

82

82.8

5

17.2

 20–24 (538)

431

80.9

460

87.8

52

35.1

 25–29 (1228)

1021

83.9

1036

86.2

113

38.6

 30–34 (1587)

1286

82.1

1308

84.1

104

36.4

 35–39 (874)

705

81.2

696

81.5

52

35.6

 40+ (241)

180

75.9

176

73.9

11

25.6

Total (4569)

3703

81.9

3758

84.0**

337

35.7

Index of Multiple Deprivation (quintile)

 1 (least deprived) (899)

716

80.2

723

81.5

49

40.2

 2 (865)

708

82.9

724

84.7

46

35.1

 3 (935)

763

82.3

774

84.5

69

39.0

 4 (977)

803

83.3

811

85.1

75

33.2

 5 (most deprived) (894)

714

80.8

727

84.3

97

33.6

Total (4570)

3704

81.9

3759

84.0

336

35.6

Parity

 Primiparous (2207)

1819

83.1

1856

85.5

136

32.9

 Multiparous (2223)

1774

80.7

1798

82.9

182

38.2

Total (4430)

3593

81.9*

3654

84.2*

318

35.7

Ethnicity

 White (3715)

3045

82.6

3098

84.9

277

41.2

 Mixed (87)

73

83.9

72

83.7

9

40.9

 Asian (444)

331

75.7

341

79.1

29

19.6

 Black (159)

130

83.9

124

81.0

7

17.9

 Other (23)

18

78.3

17

77.3

3

37.5

Total (4428)

3597

82.0*

3652

84.1*

325

36.6**

Age left full-time education

  < 17 years (757)

601

80.6

607

82.4

83

39.7

 17–18 years (1211)

980

81.7

1007

84.9

101

39.9

 19+ yrs (2513)

2057

82.5

2083

84.3

144

32.2

 still in education (3)

3

100.0

3

100.0

1

50.0

Total (4484)

3641

82.0

3700

84.1

329

36.1

Single mother

 No (3987)

3242

82.1

3286

84.1

277

36.7

 Yes (591)

463

80.9

474

83.7

60

31.4

Total (4578)

3705

81.9

3760

84.0

337

35.6

  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01