Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of expectant fathers during the last trimester pregnancy of their spouses with depressive symptoms (N = 27)
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (Median = 29; range from 17 to 50 years old) | |
| - < 20 years | 2 (7.4) |
| - 20 years and more | 25 (92.6) |
| Religion | |
| - Buddhist | 25 (92.6) |
| - Christian | 2 (7.4) |
| Marital status | |
| - Married | 20 (74.0) |
| - Live together | 7 (26.0) |
| Education | |
| - Secondary school or lower | 18 (66.7) |
| - High school or more | 9 (33.3) |
| Occupation | |
| - Daily work | 13 (48.2) |
| - Agriculture | 7 (25.9) |
| - Self-employment | 7 (25.9) |
| Type of family | |
| - Extended family | 19 (70.4) |
| - Nuclear family | 8 (29.6) |
| Years of living together (Median = 3; range from 1–20 | |
| years) | |
| - Less than 5 years | 16 (59.2) |
| - 5 years or more | 11 (40.7) |
| Residential area | |
|
- Rural - Urban |
15 (55.6) 12 (44.4) |
| Type of expectant fathers | |
| - First time | 14 (51.8) |
| - Experienced | 13 (48.2) |