Table 1.
Characteristics of pregnant women enrolled from antenatal clinics in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
| Antenatal depression | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Participant’s characteristics | Total (N = 397) n (%a) | Yes (n = 134) n (%) | No (n = 263) n (%) |
| Age of pregnant women (years) | |||
| 18–25 | 186 (46.9) | 66 (49.3) | 120 (45.6) |
| 26–35 | 176 (44.3) | 57 (42.5) | 119 (45.3) |
| >35 | 35 (8.8) | 11 (8.2) | 24 (9.1) |
| Trimester | |||
| 1st trimester | 51 (12.9) | 21 (15.7) | 30 (11.4) |
| 2nd trimester | 195 (49.1) | 67 (50.0) | 128 (48.7) |
| 3rd trimester | 151 (38.0) | 46 (34.3) | 105 (39.9) |
| Gravidity | |||
| Primigravida | 137 (34.5) | 43 (32.1) | 94 (35.7) |
| Multigravida (2–4 times) | 205 (51.6) | 71 (53.0) | 134 (51.0) |
| Grand multigravida (≥5 times) | 55 (13.9) | 20 (14.9) | 35 (13.3) |
| History of child loss | |||
| Yes | 61 (15.4) | 26 (19.4) | 35 (13.3) |
| No | 199 (50.1) | 65 (48.5) | 134 (51.0) |
| Not applicable – first pregnancy | 137 (34.5) | 43 (32.1) | 94 (35.7) |
| Nature of previous pregnancies | |||
| Normal | 225 (56.7) | 70 (52.2) | 155 (58.9) |
| Abnormal | 35 (8.8) | 21 (15.7) | 14 (5.3) |
| Not applicable | 137 (34.5) | 43 (32.1) | 94 (35.7) |
| Age of partner (years) | |||
| ≤30 | 198 (49.9) | 69 (51.5) | 129 (49.1) |
| 31–40 | 141 (35.5) | 49 (36.6) | 92 (35.0) |
| >40 | 58 (14.6) | 16 (11.9) | 42 (16.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 316 (79.6) | 94 (70.2) | 222 (84.4) |
| Cohabiting | 66 (16.6) | 28 (20.9) | 38 (14.5) |
| Single | 15 (3.8) | 12 (9.0) | 3 (1.1) |
| Level of education | |||
| No formal education | 24 (6.1) | 8 (6.0) | 16 (6.1) |
| Primary | 216 (54.4) | 78 (58.2) | 138 (52.5) |
| Secondary | 112 (28.2) | 37 (27.6) | 75 (28.5) |
| Higher education | 45 (11.3) | 11 (8.2) | 34 (12.9) |
| Social economic status | |||
| High wealth tertile | 180 (45.3) | 49 (36.6) | 131 (49.8) |
| Low to moderate wealth tertiles | 217 (54.7) | 85 (63.4) | 132 (50.2) |
| Family support | |||
| Very much supported | 225 (56.7) | 35 (26.1) | 190 (72.2) |
| Fairly supported | 75 (18.9) | 36 (26.9) | 39 (14.8) |
| Not supported at all | 97 (24.4) | 63 (47.0) | 34 (12.9) |
| Pregnancy decision | |||
| Always involved | 211 (53.1) | 24 (17.9) | 187 (71.1) |
| Involved sometimes | 139 (35.0) | 69 (51.5) | 70 (26.6) |
| Never involved | 47 (11.8) | 41 (30.6) | 6 (2.3) |
| Partner relations | |||
| Very good | 219 (55.2) | 22 (16.4) | 197 (74.9) |
| Fairly good | 128 (32.2) | 63 (47.0) | 65 (24.7) |
| Poor | 50 (12.6) | 49 (36.6) | 1 (0.4) |
| Pregnancy-related anxiety | |||
| (median [IQR]) | 14 [6] | 18 [4] | 13 [4.5] |
IQR Interquartile Range
aPercentages might not add up to 100 due to rounding