Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants recruited in the randomised controlled trial
| Enhanced usual care (N=216) |
Psychological treatment (N=209) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | 27 (23-30) | 27 (23-32) |
| Gestation (weeks) | 18 (15-22) | 18 (14-22) |
| Marital status | ||
| Lives with partner | 71 (32.9) | 77 (36.8) |
| Doesn’t live with a partner | 145 (67.1) | 132 (63.2) |
| Educational level | ||
| Grade 0-11 | 132 (61.1) | 119 (56.9) |
| Grade 12 or more | 84 (38.9) | 90 (43.1) |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 95 (44.0) | 98 (46.9) |
| Unemployed/studying | 121 (56.0) | 111 (53.1) |
| Economic status | ||
| Lowest wealth | 42 (19.4) | 43 (20.6) |
| Low wealth | 46 (21.3) | 39 (16.7 |
| Middle wealth | 40 (18.5) | 45 (21.5) |
| High wealth | 45 (20.8) | 40 (19.1) |
| Highest wealth | 43 (19.9) | 42 (20.1) |
| Food status | ||
| Food secure | 52 (24.1) | 55 (26.3) |
| Mildly food insecure | 59 (27.3) | 38 (18.2) |
| Moderately food insecure | 47 (21.8) | 47 (22.5) |
| Severely food insecure | 58 (26.9) | 69 (33.0) |
| HIV status a | ||
| Negative | 140 (67.6) | 142 (69.6) |
| Positive | 67 (32.4) | 62 (30.4) |
| MINI diagnosis | ||
| Not depressed | 131 (60.7) | 118 (56.5) |
| Depressed | 85 (39.3) | 91 (43.5) |
| Suicide risk | ||
| Low | 183 (84.7) | 168 (80.4) |
| High | 33 (15.3) | 41 (19.6) |
| HDRS score | 15 (12-19) | 15 (12-18) |
| EPDS score | 17 (14-19) | 17 (15-20) |
| AUDIT score | 0 (0-6.5) | 0 (0-5) |
| WHODAS score | 27.8 (15.3-41.7) | 27.8 (13.9-41.7) |
| FAI score | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) | 0.7 (0.4-1.3) |
| MSPSS score | 61 (50-69) | 60 (53-68) |
| Support from family | 22 (17-24) | 22 (18-24) |
| Support from special person | 24 (22-25) | 24 (20-24) |
| Support from friends | 17 (10.5-21) | 17 (12-21) |
Median (IQR) or N (%) are presented; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; FAI = Functional Assessment Instrument; HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; IQR = Interquartile range; MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; WHODAS = WHO Disability Assessment Schedule;
a
Data available for 411 participants only