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) |