Table 2. Relationship between PPD and participants’ demographic characters and chronic diseases (N=354).
N.B.: * = Mann-Whitney U test, PHD = Doctor of Philosophy, BMI = Body Mass Index
| Variable | Postpartum depression (PPD) | χ2 | P-value | ||
| No | Yes | ||||
| Qualitative | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Educational level | |||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 102 (65.8) | 145 (72.9) | 6.42 | 0.267 | |
| High school diploma | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Less than high school diploma | 4 (2.6) | 3 (1.5) | |||
| Master degree | 14 (9) | 9 (4.5) | |||
| PHD degree | 4 (2.6) | 5 (2.5) | |||
| Secondary school | 29 (18.7) | 37 (18.6) | |||
| Place of residence | |||||
| Central region | 28 (18.1) | 32 (16.1) | 3.04 | 0.551 | |
| Eastern region | 45 (29) | 70 (35.2) | |||
| Northern region | 16 (10.3) | 16 (8) | |||
| Southern region | 21 (13.5) | 33 (16.6) | |||
| Western region | 45 (29) | 48 (24.1) | |||
| Employment status | |||||
| Employee | 55 (35.5) | 72 (36.2) | 3.57 | 0.168 | |
| Housewife | 81 (52.3) | 89 (44.7) | |||
| Student | 19 (12.3) | 38 (19.1) | |||
| Family monthly income | |||||
| <3,000 | 11 (7.1) | 13 (6.5) | 1.4 | 0.704 | |
| >8,000 | 79 (51) | 94 (47.2) | |||
| 3,000-5,000 | 21 (13.5) | 36 (18.1) | |||
| 5,000-8,000 | 44 (28.4) | 56 (28.1) | |||
| Do you have any chronic diseases? | |||||
| Yes | 28 (18.1) | 29 (14.6) | 0.78 | 0.375 | |
| No | 127 (81.9) | 170 (85.4) | |||
| Quantitative | Mean ±SD | Mean ±SD | |||
| Age | 31.15± 6.86 | 29.28± 6.61 | 2.58* | 0.01 | |
| BMI kg/m2 | 25.9 ± 4.91 | 26.05 ± 6.48 | 1.8 | 0.855 | |