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. 2012 May 2;2012:653098. doi: 10.1100/2012/653098

Table 1.

Frequency of anxiety and depression by sociodemographic, obstetric, family relationships, and home environment characteristics.

Factor Anxiety or depression status All
Normal Only anxious Only depressed Both anxious and depressed
Age group (in years)
 Below 30 n 40 26 20 31 117
% 34.2% 22.2% 17.1% 26.5% 70.1%
 30 and above n 10 8 8 24 50
% 20.0% 16.0% 16.0% 48.0% 29.9%

Ethnicity
 Urdu n 38 31 21 41 131
% 29.0% 23.7% 16.0% 31.3% 78.4%
 Other n 12 3 7 14 36
% 33.3% 8.3% 19.4% 38.9% 21.6%

Level of education
 Up to intermediate n 16 10 8 16 50
% 32.0% 20.0% 16.0% 32.0% 29.9%
 Graduate and above n 34 24 20 39 117
% 29.1% 20.5% 17.1% 33.3% 70.1%

Woman working status
 Working n 12 10 4 13 39
% 30.8% 25.6% 10.3% 33.3% 23.4%
 Housewife n 38 24 24 42 128
% 29.7% 18.8% 18.8% 32.8% 76.6%

Number of people living in the house
 Up to 5 n 32 17 12 31 92
% 34.8% 18.5% 13.0% 33.7% 55.1%
 More than 5 n 18 17 16 24 75
% 24.0% 22.7% 21.3% 32.0% 44.9%

Total pregnancies
 Below 3 n 32 26 18 29 105
% 30.5% 24.8% 17.1% 27.6% 62.9%
 3 and above n 18 8 10 26 62
% 29.0% 12.9% 16.1% 41.9% 37.1%

Total live births
 None n 25 20 6 23 74
% 33.8% 27.0% 8.1% 31.1% 44.3%
 At least one n 25 14 22 32 93
% 26.9% 15.1% 23.7% 34.4% 55.7%

Adverse pregnancy outcome
 No n 40 22 22 31 115
% 34.8% 19.1% 19.1% 27.0% 68.9%
 Yes n 10 12 6 24 52
% 19.2% 23.1% 11.5% 46.2% 31.1%

Willingness of pregnancy
 Yes n 45 31 26 50 152
% 29.6% 20.4% 17.1% 32.9% 91.0%
 No n 5 3 2 5 15
% 33.3% 20.0% 13.3% 33.3% 9.0%
Ever used family planning methods
 Yes n 14 8 10 15 47
% 29.8% 17.0% 21.3% 31.9% 28.1%
 No n 36 26 18 40 120
% 30.0% 21.7% 15.0% 33.3% 71.9%

Intention of using FP methods
 Yes n 26 20 14 28 88
% 29.5% 22.7% 15.9% 31.8% 52.7%
 No n 20 8 8 21 57
% 35.1% 14.0% 14.0% 36.8% 34.1%
 Have not planned yet n 4 6 6 6 22
% 18.2% 27.3% 27.3% 27.3% 13.2%

Could decide about FP method use
 Yes n 13 9 9 12 43
% 30.2% 20.9% 20.9% 27.9% 25.7%
 No n 26 13 10 29 78
% 33.3% 16.7% 12.8% 37.2% 46.7%
 Both will take decision n 11 12 9 14 46
% 23.9% 26.1% 19.6% 30.4% 27.5%

Ever self-treated or any family member for psychiatric disorder
 No n 45 30 24 43 142
% 31.7% 21.1% 16.9% 30.3% 85.0%
 Yes n 5 4 4 12 25
% 20.0% 16.0% 16.0% 48.0% 15.0%

Satisfied with life
 Yes n 50 31 27 44 152
% 32.9% 20.4% 17.8% 28.9% 91.0%
 No n 0 3 1 11 15
% .0% 20.0% 6.7% 73.3% 9.0%

Worried about household environment
 Yes n 10 8 7 19 44
% 22.7% 18.2% 15.9% 43.2% 26.3%
 No n 40 26 21 36 123
% 32.5% 21.1% 17.1% 29.3% 73.7%

Ever seek help for reducing worry
  Yes n 45 30 22 47 144
% 31.3% 20.8% 15.3% 32.6% 86.2%
  No n 5 4 6 8 23
% 21.7% 17.4% 26.1% 34.8% 13.8%
Household decision maker
 Self or husband n 19 8 14 18 59
% 32.2% 13.6% 23.7% 30.5% 35.3%
 In laws n 7 12 10 15 44
% 15.9% 27.3% 22.7% 34.1% 26.3%
 Combined n 24 14 4 22 64
% 37.5% 21.9% 6.3% 34.4% 38.3%

Domestic violence
 Yes n 43 29 21 39 132
% 32.6% 22.0% 15.9% 29.5% 79.0%
 No n 7 5 7 16 35
% 20.0% 14.3% 20.0% 45.7% 21.0%