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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Participants

From: Demographic, psychosocial and clinical factors associated with postpartum depression in Kenyan women

Variable

Postpartum depression

Yes (n = 32)

No (n = 139)

Age in years; median (IQR)

25.5 (22.8, 28.0)

25.0 (22.5, 29.0)

Marital status; n (%)

 Never married/Separated

3 (9)

18 (13)

 Married

29 (91)

121 (87)

Highest level of education; n (%)

  ≤ Primary

10 (31)

36 (26)

 Secondary

17 (53)

62 (45)

Tertiary (college/university)

5 (16)

41 (29)

Religion; n (%)

 Catholic

8 (25)

44 (32)

 Protestant

17 (53)

78 (56)

 Other

7 (22)

17 (12)

Monthly Family Income in KES; n (%)

  ≤ 24,000

18 (56)

50 (36)

  > 24,100

14 (44)

89 (64)

Number of children¥

 0–1

10 (31)

54 (39)

 2

20 (63)

51 (37)

 3–5

2 (6)

34 (24)

  1. ¥ = p-value < 0.02; IQR interquartile range, KES Kenyan Shillings (1 USD = 100KES);
  2. number of children including newborn