Table 2.
Participants Obstetrics and clinical characteristics in postpartum period, from health centers of three sub-cities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (N= 618).
| Characteristics | Depression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Number of pregnancy | 1 | 33(14.4) | 195(85.6) |
| 2-3 | 82(26.3) | 229(73.7) | |
| ≥4 | 29(39) | 50(63.2) | |
| Planed pregnancy | Yes | 87(19.8) | 352(80.2) |
| No | 57(31.8) | 122(68.2) | |
| Sex of last baby | Male | 80(26) | 227(74) |
| Female | 64(20.5) | 247(79.5) | |
| Desired sex of the baby | Undesired | 30(22.1) | 106(77.9) |
| Desired | 36(17.4) | 171(82.6) | |
| I don’t mind | 78(28.4) | 197(71.6) | |
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 99(23.8) | 317(76.2) |
| Instrumental delivery | 25(35.2) | 46(64.8) | |
| Cesarean section | 20(15.3) | 111(84.7) | |
| Illness during pregnancy | Yes | 43(26.2) | 121(73.8) |
| No | 101(22.2) | 353(77.8) | |
| Experience death of a baby | Yes | 19(47.5) | 21(52.5) |
| No | 125(21.5) | 453(78.5) | |
| Hospitalized child | Yes | 32(30.7) | 72(69.3) |
| No | 112(21.7) | 402(78.3) | |
| Stressful life event during pregnancy | Yes | 6(28.5) | 15(71.5) |
| No | 138(23.1) | 459(76.9) | |