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Table 4 Simple and multiple linear regression analysis of factors associated with emotion focused coping among women with symptoms of postpartum depression, (n = 385)

From: Coping strategies of women with postpartum depression symptoms in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional community study

Characteristics

Mean(SD)

Crude β(95% CI)

Adjusted β(95% CI)

Age

 

0.00 (− 0.09, 0.10)

0.04 (− 0.05, 0.15)

Residence

 Rural

21.2 (0.2)

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 Urban

24.4 (1.1)

3.18 (0.86, 5.50)

2.60 (0.28, 4.93)

Educational Status

 No formal education

21.0 (0.3)

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 Formal education

22.9 (0.6)

1.91 (0.56, 3.25)

2.02 (0.59, 3.46)

Hunger

 No

21.6 (0.3)

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 Yes

20.8 (0.4)

−0.75 (−1.91, 0.40)

−0.34 (−1.69,1.00)

Relative wealth

 Less

20.8 (5.4)

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 Same

21.5 (5.2)

0.72 (−0.37, 1.82)

0.74 (−0.54, 2.03)

 Better

25.3 (6.5)

4.53 (1.77, 7.28)

3.22 (0.53, 5.92)

Social support

 Poor

21.4 (4.4)

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 Intermediate

20.8 (4.9)

−0.56 (−1.85, 0.73)

−0.56 (−1.85, 0.72)

 Strong

22.4 (6.9)

1.04 (−0.46, 2.55)

0.41 (−1.13, 1.95)

Husband drinks too much alcohol

 No

20.9 (0.3

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 Yes

22.8 (0.6)

1.89 (0.64, 3.14)

(0.69, 3.14)

Marital relationship

 Bad

21.8 (0.6)

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 Good

21.3 (0.3)

−0.59 (−1.93, 0.74)

− 0.52 (− 1.86, 0.81)

PHQscore (Mean:7.83, SD: 3.03)

 

0.11 (− 0.06, 0.29)

0.15 (− 0.02, 0.33)

Perceived cause

 Psychosocial

21.2 (4.9)

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 Physical

23.4 (6.2)

2.21 (0.91, 3.50)

2.35 (1.06, 3.63)

 Supernatural

21.0 (6.2)

−0.18 (−2.86, 2.50

−0.61 (−3.31, 2.08)

 Unable to say

18.9(4.6)

−2.20 (−3.83, − 0.56)

−1.96 (−3.59, − 0.33)

Perceived severity

 Mild

21.3 (4.9)

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 Moderate

21.1 (5.6)

−0.15 (−1.62, 1.31)

0.09 (−1.37, 1.55)

 Severe

21.7 (5.4)

0.42 (−1.04,1.88)

0.65 (−0.85,2.15)

WHODAS Score

 

−0.13 (− 0.27, 0.00)

−0.16 (− 0.30, − 0.02)

  1. bold type signifies statistical significance at p < 0.05