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. 2025 Jan 8;25:13. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-07128-0

Table 4.

Participant characteristics

Total population Intervention group (G1) Control group
(G2)
Mother
EPDS Score ≥ 10 n (%) 12 (22.6) 5 (18.5) 7 (29.6)
History of depression n (%), n = 51 (25 + 26)a 26 (51.0) 14 (56.0) 12 (46.2)

History of Anxiety n (%),

n = 51 (25 + 26)a

44 (86.3) 20 (80.0) 24 (92.3)
Maternal age mean (SD) 29.7(5.7) 27.9 (5.2) 31.3 (5.8)

Children,

n = 47 (25 + 22)a

First-time mother n (%) 32 (68.1) 16 (64.0) 16 (72.7)
1 older child n (%) 8 (17.0) 5 (20.0) 3 (13.6)
2 older children n (%) 6 (12.8) 4 (16.0) 2 (9.1)

Maternal education,

n = 48 (25 + 23)a

Primary school n (%) 4 (8.3) 4 (16.0) 0 (0.0)
Apprenticeship n (%) 3 (6.3) 2 (8.0) 1 (4.3)
Graduated n (%) 11 (22.9) 4 (16.0) 7 (30.4)
University/college n (%) 15 (31.3) 7 (28.0) 8 (38.4)
Master/PhD n (%) 9 (18.8) 4 (16.0) 5 (21.7)
Other 6 (12.5) 4 (16.0) 2 (8.7)

Work position,,

n = 48 (25 + 23)a

80–100% 30 (62.5) 13 (52.0) 17 (73.0)
< 50% 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.3)

Financial status,

n = 48 (25 + 23)a

Very good/Good 22 (45.8) 11(44.0) 11 (47.8)
Child

Male n (%),

n = 37 (20 + 17) a

23 (62.2) 14 (70.0) 9 (52.9)

Gestation age n (%),

n = 37 (20 + 17) a

< 37 weeks 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0)
Birth weight in grams n (%)

n = 37 (20 + 17) a

< 2800

2 (5.4) 1 (5.0) 1 (5.9)
2800–3500 13 (35.1) 6 (30.0) 7 (41.2)
3500–4000 18 (48.6) 12 (60.0) 6 (35.3)
>4000 4 (10.8) 1 (5.0) 3 (17.6)

a Intervention and control group