Table 2.
Traditional confinement practices reported by women in urban and rural areas
| Confinement Practice | Urban | Rural | Total | Mean EPDS Score | SD | Test Statistic | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | Practiced | ||||
| Not practiced | ||||||||||
| Lying over heat | 150 | 69.4 | 183 | 85.1 | 333 | 77.3 | 8.1 | 5.07 | 1.53 | N.S |
| 7.2 | 5.41 | |||||||||
| Cotton in ears | 191 | 88.4 | 195 | 90.7 | 386 | 89.6 | 7.9 | 5.24 | 0.95 | N.S |
| 7.2 | 4.38 | |||||||||
| Not watching TV | 73 | 33.8 | 117 | 54.4 | 190 | 44.1 | 8.5 | 5.35 | 2.31 | 0.02 |
| 7.4 | 4.97 | |||||||||
| No bathing (1-3 months) | 120 | 55.6 | 146 | 67.9 | 266 | 61.7 | 8.2 | 5.35 | 2.03 | 0.04 |
| 7.3 | 4.78 | |||||||||
| Using traditional medicine | 134 | 62 | 136 | 63.3 | 270 | 62.6 | 7.3 | 5.29 | -2.92 | 0.04 |
| 8.8 | 4.80 | |||||||||
| Stomach binding | 23 | 10.6 | 22 | 10.2 | 45 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 6.10 | 0.76 | N.S |
| 7.8 | 5.04 | |||||||||
| Not washing Hair | 103 | 47.7 | 137 | 63.7 | 240 | 55.7 | 8.4 | 5.46 | 2.35 | 0.02 |
| 7.2 | 4.69 | |||||||||
| Not reading | 74 | 34.3 | 111 | 51.6 | 185 | 42.9 | 8.4 | 5.45 | 2.04 | 0.04 |
| 7.5 | 4.89 | |||||||||
| Eating special foods | 146 | 67.6 | 129 | 60.6 | 275 | 64.1 | 7.3 | 5.17 | -3.45 | <0.001 |
| 9.1 | 4.94 | |||||||||
| Avoiding proscribed foods | 168 | 78.5 | 173 | 80.5 | 341 | 79.5 | 7.8 | 5.26 | -0.75 | N.S |
| 8.3 | 4.77 | |||||||||