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) |