Table 4.
Associations between obstetric/gynaecological variables and antenatal depression.
| Characteristics | Depressed n (%) | Nondepressed n (%) | Total (%) | χ 2 | P value |
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| Age of pregnancy in months (N = 313) | |||||
| First trimester (1–3 months) | 14 (27.5) | 37 (72.5) | 51 (100) | ||
| Second trimester (4–6 months) | 23 (25) | 69 (75) | 92 (100) | 0.336 | 0.845 |
| Third trimester (7–9 months) | 40 (23.5) | 170 (76.5) | 170 (100) | ||
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| Was the pregnancy expected (planned)? (N = 313)∗ | |||||
| Yes | 50 (21.2) | 186 (78.8) | 236 (100) | 6.029 | 0.014 |
| No | 27 (35.1) | 50 (64.9) | 77 (100) | ||
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| Coexisting medical conditions (N = 305)∗ | |||||
| Present | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 12 (100) | 4.503 | 0.034 |
| Absent | 68 (23.2) | 225 (76.8) | 293 (100) | ||
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| Gravidity (N = 309) | |||||
| Primigravida | 18 (25.5) | 53 (74.5) | 71 (100) | 0.059 | 0.809 |
| Multigravida | 57 (23.9) | 181 (76.1) | 238 (100) | ||
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| Parity (N = 307) | |||||
| Nullipara | 18 (19.8) | 73 (80.2) | 91 (100) | ||
| Primipara | 27 (29) | 66 (71) | 93 (100) | 2.136 | 0.344 |
| Multipara | 31 (24.2) | 92 (75.8) | 123 (100) | ||
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| Abortions/miscarriages (N = 303) | |||||
| None | 56 (25.7) | 162 (74.3) | 218 (100) | 0.365 | 0.546 |
| One or more | 19 (22.4) | 66 (77.6) | 85 (100) | ||
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| History of previous caesarian sections (N = 194)∗ | |||||
| Yes | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 9 (100) | 4.589 | 0.032 |
| No | 44 (23.8) | 141 (76.2) | 185 (100) | ||
∗Significant.