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. 2023 Apr 28;23:786. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15665-0

Table 2.

Descriptive and comparative analysis between pregnant women with EPDS and non EPDS

EPDS < 13
( n  = 1,010)
n (%) or Mean (SD)
EPDS ≥ 13
( n  = 392)
n (%) or Mean (SD)
p Effect size
Mental Health History
Yes 171 (16.90%) 141 (36%)  < 0.001 0.205
No 839 (83.10%) 251 (64%)
Age range
18—26 32 (3.30%) 27 (7.10%) 0.007 0.086
27—36 710 (72.50%) 269 (71%)
37—49 237 (24.20%) 83 (21.90%)
Education Level
Basic education 34 (3.40%) 28 (7.20%)  < 0.001 0.119
Intermediate studies 197 (19.70%) 103 (26.60%)
Higher education 769 (76.90%) 256 (66.10%)
Partner
Yes 963 (96.10%) 369 (95.30%) 0.523 0.017
No 39 (3.90%) 18 (4.70%)
Cohabitation with a partner
Yes 823 (82.20%) 320 (82.70%) 0.837 0.006
No 178 (17.80%) 67 (17.30%)
Time living with a partner
  < 3 years 143 (17.70%) 83 (26.20%) 0.006 0.096
3—6 years 298 (36.80%) 108 (34.10%)
 > 6 years 368 (45.50%) 126 (39.70%)
Primiparous
Yes 616 (61%) 216 (55.10%) 0.044 0.054
No 394 (39%) 176 (44.90%)
Unemployment status
Yes 95 (9.40%) 59 (15.10%) 0.002 0.081
No 915 (90.60%) 333 (84.90%)
Full Time Work
Yes 534 (52.90%) 167 (42.60%)  < 0.001 0.092
No 476 (47.10%) 225 (57.40%)
Homemaker
Yes 59 (5.80%) 23 (5.90%) 0.985  < 0.001
No 951 (94.20%) 369 (94.10%)
Looking for work
Yes 28 (2.80%) 8 (2%) 0.437 0.021
No 982 (97.20%) 384 (98%)
Paid Maternity Leave
Yes 138 (13.70%) 58 (14.80%) 0.583 0.015
No 872 (86.30%) 334 (85.20%)
Number of children 1.27 (0.66) 1,29 (0.61) 0.652 0.035
Number of persons living in household 2.5 (0.86) 2,66 (1) 0.003 0.176
Number of children living in household 0.46 (0.75) 0,56 (0.80) 0.027 0.132
Number of adults living in the home 1.87 (0.63) 1,95 (0.68) 0.069 0.112
Meters outside house space 85.48 (484.48) 137.12 (991.46) 0.191 0.079
House interior meters
  < 80 m2 310 (32%) 122 (32.90%) 0.948 0.009
81 m2—110 m2 424 (43.71%) 161 (43.40%)
 > 111 m2 235 (24.29%) 88 (23.70%)
Confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
Yes 68 (6.70%) 28 (7.10%) 0.785 0.007
No 942 (93.30%) 364 (92.90%)
Symptoms COVID-19 diagnosis
Yes 135 (13.40%) 80 (20.40%) 0.001 0.088
No 875 (86.60%) 312 (79.60%)
Contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19
Yes 266 (26.30%) 120 (30.60%) 0.108 0.043
No 744 (73.70%) 272 (69.40%)
Death of a close person due to COVID-19
Yes 109 (10.80%) 55 (14%) 0.090 0.045
No 901 (89.20%) 337 (86%)
Change in environment since start of pandemic
Very positive 31 (3.20%) 3 (0.80%)  < 0.001 0.253
Somewhat positive 125 (12.70%) 31 (8.10%)
No impact 205 (20.80%) 32 (8.40%)
Somewhat negative 537 (54.60%) 224 (58.50%)
Very negative 86 (8.70%) 93 (24.30%)