Table 3.
Knowledge about Perinatal Depression (Myths and symptoms).
| PWA (n = 23) | NP (n = 42) | MP (n = 20) | Statistical significance | ||
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| Myth | |||||
| Postnatal depression didn’t exist in previous generations | Disagree | 6 (26.08%) | 27 (64.28%) | 16 (80.00%) | χ2 = 21.21, df = 4, ρ = 0.0003 |
| Neutral | 9 (39.13%) | 02 (4.76%) | 3 (15.00%) | ||
| Agree | 8 (34.78%) | 13 (30.92%) | 1(5.00%) | ||
| Postnatal depression is a sign of weakness | Disagree | 8 (34.78%) | 20 (47.61%) | 15 (75.00%) | χ2 = 15.56, df = 4, ρ = 0.0037 |
| Neutral | 9 (39.13%) | 4 (9.52%) | 1 (5.00%) | ||
| Agree | 7 (30.43%) | 18 (42.85%) | 4 (20.00%) | ||
| Women choose to get postnatal depression. | Disagree | 10 (43.47%) | 17 (40.47%) | 17 (85.00%) | χ2 = 19.45, df = 4, ρ = 0.0006 |
| Neutral | 8 (34.78%) | 5(11.90%) | 1(5.00%) | ||
| Agree | 5 (21.73%) | 20 (47.61%) | 2 (10.00%) | ||
| Symptoms | |||||
| It is only postnatal depression when you want to harm or kill the child. | Disagree | 7 (30.43%) | 23 (54.76%) | 17 (85.00%) | χ2 = 14.71, df = 4, ρ = 0.0054 |
| Neutral | 7 (30.43%) | 5 (11.90%) | 2 (10.00%) | ||
| Agree | 9 (39.13%) | 14(33.33%) | 1 (5.00%) | ||
| It is only postnatal depression when you’re thinking about suicide | Disagree | 10 (43.47%) | 15 (35.71%) | 17 (85.00%) | χ2 = 27.33, df = 4, ρ < 0.0001 |
| Neutral | 11 (47.42%) | 8 (19.04%) | 3 (15.00%) | ||
| Agree | 2 (8.69%) | 19 (45.23%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||