Table 1.
Maternal and infant characteristics (n=189)
| Variable | Level | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marital Status | Single | 28 | 14.8 |
| Married | 103 | 54.5 | |
| Co-habiting | 56 | 29.6 | |
| Divorced | 2 | 1.1 | |
| In a relationship | Yes | 177 | 94.1 |
| No | 11 | 5.9 | |
| Educational Attainment | Incomplete Elementary Education | 1 | 0.5 |
| Elementary Education | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Incomplete High School Education | 2 | 1.1 | |
| High School Education | 18 | 9.5 | |
| Technical Education | 6 | 3.2 | |
| Incomplete Higher Education | 30 | 15.9 | |
| Complete Higher Education | 48 | 25.4 | |
| Postgraduate | 83 | 43.9 | |
| Occupation | Student | 12 | 6.3 |
| Employed | 76 | 40.2 | |
| Unemployed | 29 | 15.3 | |
| Beneficiary | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Self-employed | 60 | 31.7 | |
| Other | 11 | 5.8 | |
| Family income | Less than R$2.000 | 26 | 13.8 |
| Between R$2.000 and R$6.000 | 69 | 36.5 | |
| Between R$6.000 and R$9.000 | 28 | 14.8 | |
| Up to R$9.000 | 66 | 34.9 | |
| Diagnosis of psychopathology | Yes | 101 | 53.4 |
| Depression | 31 | 31 | |
| Anxiety | 38 | 38 | |
| Depression and anxiety | 12 | 12 | |
| Others | 19 | 19 | |
| No | 88 | 46.6 | |
| Birth order | 1st | 132 | 69.8 |
| 2nd | 45 | 23.8 | |
| 3rd and after | 12 | 6.3 | |
| Type of delivery | Vaginal | 88 | 46.6 |
| Cesarian | 101 | 53.4 | |
| Baby's sex | Female | 83 | 44.1 |
| Male | 105 | 55.9 |