Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Antenatal depressive symptoms and perinatal complications: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia
Characteristics | Baseline (N=1311) | Followed up (N=1240) | Pearson Chi2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Values | N (%) | N (%) | |
PHQ-9 Status | PHQ < 5 | 924 (70.5) | 884 (71.3) | 0.2024 (p = 0.653) |
PHQ ≥ 5 | 387 (29.5) | 356 (28.7) | ||
Marital Status | Married | 1293 (98.6) | 1225 (98.8) | 0.1331 (p = 0.715) |
aSingle | 18 (1.4) | 15 (1.2) | ||
Residence | Urban | 103 (7.9) | 98 (7.9) | 0.0700 (p = 0.790) |
Rural | 1208 (92.1) | 1142 (92.1) | ||
Alcohol use | Non-users | 875 (64.7) | 828 (66.8) | 0.0134 (p= 0.993) |
Mild level users | 359 (27.4) | 338 (27.3) | ||
Harmful level users | 77 (5.9) | 74 (6.0) | ||
Household Income | High | 429 (32.7) | 414 (33.4) | 0.1700 (p = 0.919) |
Medium | 423 (32.3) | 392 (31.6) | ||
Low | 459 (35.0) | 434 (35.0) | ||
Mother's Education | Non-literate | 878 (67.0) | 841 (67.8) | 0.2185 (p = 0.897) |
Grade 1-8 | 380 (29.0) | 351 (28.3) | ||
Grade 9-12 and above | 53 (4.0) | 48 (3.9) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 254 (19.4) | 226 (18.2) | 0.5506 (p = 0.759) |
Primipara | 193 (14.7) | 185 (14.9) | ||
Multipara | 864 (65.9) | 829 (66.8) | Â | |
Pregnancy intention | Wanted | 734 (56.0) | 696 (56.1) | 0.1823 (p = 0.913) |
Mistimed | 102 (7.8) | 91 (7.3) | ||
Unwanted | 475 (36.2) | 453 (36.5) | ||
Pregnancy complications | None | 655 (50.1) | 627 (50.6) | 0.0926 (p = 0.761) |
One or more | 656 (49.9) | 613 (49.4) | ||
Chronic illness | None | 871 (66.4) | 832 (66.5) | 0.0014 (p= 0.971) |
One or more | 440 (33.6) | 419 (33.5) | ||
Perinatal outcomes | Live birth | -- | 1169 (94.3) | -- |
Pregnancy loss | -- | 52 (4.2) | ||
Neonatal mortality | Â | 19 (1.5) | Â | |