Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 540)
| PPD group (EPDS ≥ 13) n = 83 | No PPD (EPDS < 13) n = 457 | t/ χ 2 value | Significance P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) Mean ± SD | 25.4 (±5.60) | 26.26 (±5.05) | 1.35 | 0.17 |
| Duration of Education (year) | 8.13 (±3.05) | 8.64 (±3.30) | 1.30 | 0,19 |
| Duration of Marriage | 5.69 (5.28) | 5.52 (4.76) | −0.27 | 0,78 |
| Family type | ||||
| Nuclear family n (%) | 53 (14.7) | 307 (85.3) | 0.37 | 0.54 |
| Extended family n (%) | 29 (16.8) | 144 (83.2) | 0.52-1.40 | |
| Income | ||||
| Lower | 28 (18.2) | 126 (81.8) | 3.96 | 0.13 |
| Moderate | 40 (15.3) | 221 (84.7) | ||
| Higher | 9 (9.1) | 90 (90.9) | ||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
| Employed | 4 (6.7) | 56 (93.3) | 3.93 | 0,03* |
| Housewife | 79 (16.5) | 401 (83.5) | 0.97-7.82 | |
| Number of children | ||||
| 0 | 39 (14.1) | 238 (85.9) | 3.27 | 0.35 |
| 1 | 25 (15.3) | 138 (84.7) | ||
| 2 | 16 (22.5) | 55 (77.5) | ||
| 3 | 3 (12.5) | 21 (87.5) |
Abbreviations: PPD Postpartum depression, SD Standard Deviation, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale *: statistically significant p < 0.05.