Table 1 Participants’ socio-demographic and health characteristics
From: Predictors of postnatal depression in the slums Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Category | Frequency/mean (N = 567) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in Years | 18-24 Years | 256 | 45.1 |
25-30 Years | 213 | 37.6 | |
31-40 | 98 | 17.3 | |
Age years | Mean (sd), Range | 25.9 (sd) | 18-40 |
Education Level | Primary | 207 | 36.5 |
Secondary | 303 | 53.4 | |
Graduate and above | 57 | 10.1 | |
Marital Status | Currently married | 509 | 89.8 |
Currently not Married | 58 | 10.2 | |
Employment Status | Employed | 85 | 15 |
Self-employed | 102 | 18 | |
Unemployed | 380 | 67 | |
Monthly Income | < 10,000 | 198 | 34.9 |
10,000-19,000 | 186 | 32.8 | |
20,000-29,000 | 103 | 18.2 | |
30,000 and Above | 80 | 14.1 | |
Suffering from Chronic Illness | No | 538 | 94.9 |
Yes | 29 | 5.1 | |
Satisfied with body image | No | 74 | 13.1 |
Yes | 493 | 86.9 | |
Conflict with any close relatives | No | 501 | 88.4 |
Yes | 66 | 11.6 | |
Have a Stressful life Event | No | 406 | 71.6 |
Yes | 161 | 28.4 | |
Pregnancy Planned | No | 185 | 32.6 |
Yes | 382 | 67.4 | |
Happy with baby’s Health | No | 191 | 33.7 |
Yes | 376 | 66.3 | |
Have Work Problems (fatigue) | No | 432 | 76.2 |
Yes | 135 | 23.8 | |
Age of the infant | 6 Weeks | 400 | 70.5 |
7-10 Weeks | 167 | 29.5 | |
Gestation at birth | <  37 Weeks | 53 | 9.3 |
> = 37 Weeks | 514 | 90.7 |