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. 2023 May 2;15(5):e38466. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38466

Table 3. Association between PPD and the number of days per week of cigarette smoke exposure at home during pregnancy and being an ex-smoker (N=354).

  Variable Postpartum depression (PPD)   χ2   P-value
Yes  No. (%) No  No. (%)
Were you a passive smoker during your pregnancy? (you inhale cigarette smoke from smokers around you)
No 121 (78.1) 139 (69.8)  3.01  0.082
Yes 34 (21.9) 60 (30.2)
During your pregnancy, how many days in a week did you smell cigarette smoke at home?
0 days in a week 119 (76.8) 139 (69.8) 2.13 0.343
1-4 days in a week 21 (13.5) 36 (18.1)
5-7 days in a week 15 (9.7) 24 (12.1)
Are you an ex-smoker?
No 146 (94.2) 187 (94) 0.008 0.93
Yes 9 (5.8) 12 (6)
If you were a smoker, when did you stop smoking in your last pregnancy? (before how many weeks /months/years) (No.:21)
Quit before pregnancy 3 (1.9) 7 (3.5) 4.24 0.374
Quit at 1st 3 months 6 (3.9) 3 (1.5)
Quit at 2nd 3 months 0 (0.0) 1 (0.5)
Quit at last 3 months 0 (0.0) 1 (0.5)