Table 3. Economic, obstetric, social support and partner related factors among women recruited during pregnancy and those in the current study with available EPDS scores.
| Characteristics of study participants | Women recruited during pregnancy | Women recruited during pregnancy with available EPDS scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 4578 | 3517 | ||
| ECONOMIC PARAMETERS | ||||
| Monthly household income (USD) | ||||
| -low ($0–250) | 1469 | 56.0 | 1155 | 56.9 |
| -middle ($251–425) | 692 | 26.4 | 528 | 26.0 |
| -high ($>425) | 461 | 17.6 | 346 | 17.1 |
| Total/ Missing | 2622/2316 | 57.3/42.7 | 3029/488 | 86.1/13.9 |
| Financial difficulty | ||||
| -none | 1608 | 42.4 | 1249 | 42.4 |
| -some | 1799 | 47.4 | 1379 | 46.8 |
| -great | 388 | 10.2 | 318 | 10.8 |
| Total/ Missing | 3795/783 | 82.9/17.1 | 2946/571 | 83.8/16.2 |
| OBSTETRIC PARAMETERS | ||||
| Previous adverse pregnancy outcomes | ||||
| Absent | 2863 | 79.8 | 2445 | 79.6 |
| Present | 726 | 20.2 | 576 | 20.4 |
| Total/Missing | 3589/989 | 78.4/21.6 | 3021/496 | 85.9/14.1 |
| Previous obstetric complications | ||||
| Absent | 3148 | 77.5 | 2440 | 77.1 |
| Present | 912 | 22.5 | 725 | 22.9 |
| Total/Missing | 4060/518 | 88.7/11.3 | 3165/352 | 90.0/10.0 |
| PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT | ||||
| Partner’s initial reaction | ||||
| -resentful | 153 | 3.5 | 120 | 3.6 |
| -indifferent | 340 | 7.9 | 275 | 8.2 |
| -supportive | 3836 | 88.6 | 2945 | 88.2 |
| Total/ Missing | 4329/249 | 94.6/5.4 | 3340/177 | 95.0/5.0 |
| Partner’s current reaction | ||||
| -resentful | 139 | 3.2 | 110 | 3.3 |
| -indifferent | 230 | 5.3 | 185 | 5.5 |
| -supportive | 3989 | 91.5 | 3056 | 91.2 |
| Total/ Missing | 4358/220 | 95.2/4.8 | 3351/166 | 95.3/4.7 |
| Available love and affection | ||||
| -none of the time | 128 | 3.2 | 102 | 3.3 |
| -a little of the time | 684 | 17.3 | 537 | 17.4 |
| -some of the time | 1161 | 29.4 | 870 | 28.1 |
| -most of the time | 1979 | 50.1 | 1585 | 51.2 |
| Total/ Missing | 3952/626 | 86.3/13.7 | 3094/423 | 88.0/12.0 |
| Available help with chores | ||||
| -none of the time | 204 | 5.5 | 165 | 5.7 |
| -a little of the time | 1305 | 35.4 | 1016 | 35.3 |
| -some of the time | 1014 | 27.5 | 765 | 26.6 |
| -most of the time | 1167 | 31.6 | 931 | 32.4 |
| Total/ Missing | 3690/888 | 80.6/19.4 | 2877/640 | 81.8/18.2 |
| Available emotional support | ||||
| -none of the time | 134 | 3.4 | 105 | 3.4 |
| -a little of the time | 964 | 24.7 | 746 | 24.4 |
| -some of the time | 1176 | 30.1 | 901 | 29.5 |
| -most of the time | 1636 | 41.8 | 1305 | 42.7 |
| Total/ Missing | 3910/668 | 85.4/14.6 | 3057/460 | 86.9/13.1 |
| PARTNER RELATED ISSUES | ||||
| Partner infidelity | ||||
| -present | 963 | 30.9 | 767 | 31.9 |
| -absent | 2154 | 69.1 | 1639 | 68.1 |
| Total/ Missing | 3117/1461 | 68.1/31.9 | 2406/1111 | 68.4/31.6 |
| Number of children with current partner | ||||
| - 0 | 2973 | 68.8 | 2317 | 69.0 |
| - 1–2 | 1178 | 27.3 | 912 | 27.1 |
| - ≥ 3 | 170 | 3.9 | 131 | 3.9 |
| Total/ Missing | 4321/257 | 94.4/5.6 | 33607/158 | 95.5/4.5 |
| Number of previous child-bearing unions | ||||
| - 0 | 2258 | 52.4 | 1746 | 52.0 |
| - 1–3 | 1979 | 46.0 | 1554 | 46.3 |
| - ≥ 4 | 69 | 1.6 | 57 | 1.7 |
| Total/ Missing | 4306/272 | 94.1/5.9 | 3357/160 | 95.5/4.5 |
| EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE | ||||
| -present | 486 | 10.6 | 393 | 11.3 |
| -absent | 3956 | 86.4 | 3077 | 88.7 |
| Total/ Missing | 4442/136 | 97.0/3.0 | 3470/47 | 98.7/1.3 |
Primigravidae included among persons with “absent” obstetric findings