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. 2019 Jan 31;19:53. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2193-y

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants by depression

Overall Not Depressed Depressed
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Age
 < 24 42 (21.1%) 24 (20.0%) 18 (23.1%)
 25–34 115 (58.1%) 71 (59.2%) 44 (56.4%)
 > 35 41 (20.7%) 25 (20.8%) 16 (20.5%)
Education
 Primary 22 (11.1%) 11 (9.2%) 11 (14.1%)
 Secondary 169 (85.4%) 106 (88.3%) 63 (80.8%)
 Tertiary 7 (3.5%) 3 (2.5%) 4 (5.1%)
Marital status
 Divorced 3 (1.5%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (3.8%)
 Married 188 (94.9%) 117 (97.5%) 71 (91.0%)
 Never married 3 (1.5%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (2.6%)
 Separated 3 (1.5%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (2.6%)
 Widowed 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0.0%)
Employment status
 Formally employed 17 (8.6%) 11 (9.2%) 6 (7.7%)
 Informally employed 55 (27.8%) 33 (27.5%) 22 (28.2%)
 Unemployed 126 (63.6% 76 (63.3%) 50 (64.1%)
Know HIV status
 Before current pregnancy 113 (57.1%) 68 (56.7%) 45 (57.7%)
 During current pregnancy 85 (42.9%) 52 (43.3%) 33 (42.3%)
Intimate partner violence
 No 153 (77.3%) 104 (86.7%) 49 (62.8%)
 Yes 45 (22.7%) 16 (13.3%) 29 (37.2%)
Childhood sexual abuse
 No 169 (85.4%) 108 (90.0%) 61 (78.2%)
 Yes 29 (14.6%) 12 (10.0%) 17 (21.8%)
Social support
 No 17 (8.6%) 13 (10.8%) 4 (5.1%)
 Yes 181 (91.4%) 107 (89.2%) 74 (94.9%)
History of depression
 No 142 (71.7%) 101 (84.2%) 41 (52.6%)
 Yes 56 (28.3%) 19 (15.8%) 37 (47.4%)
On ARVs
 No 4 (2.0%) 2 (1.7%) 2 (2.6%)
 Yes 194 (98.0%) 118 (98.3%) 76 (97.4%)
Children
 No 39 (19.7%) 24 (20.0%) 15 (19.2%)
 Yes 159 (80.3%) 96 (80.0%) 63 (80.8%)
Ever had a miscarriage
 No 167 (84.3%) 102 (85.0%) 65 (83.3%)
 Yes 31 (15.7%) 18 (15.0%) 13 (16.7%)
Chronic condition
 No 189 (95.5%) 116 (96.7%) 73 (93.6%)
 Yes 9 (4.5%) 4 (3.3%) 5 (6.4%)