Table 2.
Knowledge about the Perinatal Depression (Normality and Etiology).
| PWA (n = 23) | NP (n = 42) | MP (n = 20) | Statistical significance | ||
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| Knowledge gap related to normality | |||||
| It’s normal for women to feel depressed during pregnancy | Disagree | 9 (39.13%) | 08 (19.04%) | 12 (60.00%) | χ2 = 31.35, df = 4, p < 0.0001 |
| Neutral | 10 (43.47%) | 04 (9.52%) | 6 (30.00%) | ||
| Agree | 4(17.39%) | 30 (71.52%) | 2 (10.00%) | ||
| Postnatal depression is a normal part of having a baby | Disagree | 10 (43.47%) | 16 (38.09%) | 15 (75.00%) | χ2 = 48.33, df = 4, p < 0.0001 |
| Neutral | 12 (52.17%) | 00 (0.00%) | 5 (25.00%) | ||
| Agree | 1 (4.34%) | 26 (61.90%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Knowing how to look after a baby comes naturally to women | Disagree | 3 (13.04%) | 04 (9.51%) | 13 (65.00%) | χ2 = 39.51, df = 4, p < 0.0001 |
| Neutral | 2 (8.69%) | 00 (0.00%) | 5 (25.00%) | ||
| Agree | 10 (43.47%) | 38 (90.47%) | 2 (10.00%) | ||
| Postnatal depression is not serious. | Disagree | 9 (39.13%) | 16 (38.09%) | 18 (90.00%) | χ2 = 41.63, df = 4, p < 0.0001 |
| Neutral | 10 (43.47%) | 01(2.38%) | 1 (5.00%) | ||
| Agree | 4 (17.39%) | 25 (59.52%) | 1 (5.00%) | ||
| Causes of Perinatal Depression | |||||
| Women get postnatal depression because they can’t cope with motherhood | Disagree | 5 (21.73%) | 13 (30.95%) | 10 (50.00%) | χ2 = 20.4, df = 4, p = 0.0004 |
| Neutral | 13 (56.52%) | 5 (11.90%) | 3 (15.00%) | ||
| Agree | 5 (21.97%) | 24 (57.14%) | 7 (35.00%) | ||
| Women get postnatal depression because they have unrealistic expectations | Disagree | 9 (39.13%) | 9 (21.42%) | 13 (65.00%) | χ2 = 16.37, df = 4, p = 0.0026 |
| Neutral | 7 (30.43%) | 6 (14.28%) | 2 (10.00%) | ||
| Agree | 7 (30.43%) | 27 (64.28%) | 5 (25.00%) | ||
| Bad effect of Gods/devils causes postnatal depression | Disagree | 14 (60.86%) | 42 (100.00%) | 20 (100.00%) | NA |
| Neutral | 4 (17.39%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Agree | 5 (21.73%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0(0.00%) | ||
| Only career women get postnatal depression | Disagree | 9 (39.13%) | 35 (83.33%) | 14 (70.00%) | χ2 = 19.64, df = 4, p = 0.0006 |
| Neutral | 10 (43.47%) | 1 (2.38%) | 3 (15.00%) | ||
| Agree | 4 (17.39%) | 6 (14.28%) | 3 (15.00%) | ||