Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic and antenatal and postnatal characteristics of pregnant Omani women (N = 959)
| Characteristic* | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years (n = 957) | |
| <24 | 261 (27.3) |
| 25–30 | 451 (47.1) |
| >30 | 245 (25.6) |
| Occupation (n = 959) | |
| Housewife | 609 (63.5) |
| Employed | 350 (36.5) |
| Highest level of education (n = 957) | |
| Basic education | 519 (54.2) |
| University & higher education | 438 (45.8) |
| Planned pregnancy (n = 958) | |
| Yes | 560 (58.5) |
| No | 398 (41.5) |
| Gravidity (n = 959) | |
| Primigravida (1 pregnancy) | 373 (38.9) |
| Multigravida (2–4 pregnancies) | 465 (48.5) |
| Grand multigravida (5+ pregnancies) | 121 (12.6) |
| Gestational age in weeks (n = 959) | |
| 32–34 | 399 (41.6) |
| 35–37 | 376 (39.2) |
| >37 | 184 (19.2) |
| History of miscarriage (n = 959) | |
| Yes | 170 (17.7) |
| No | 789 (82.3) |
| Antenatal depression (n = 959) | |
| Depressed | 233 (24.3) |
| Not depressed | 726 (75.7) |
| Gestational age at delivery in weeks (n = 953) | |
| <37 | 59 (6.2) |
| ≥37 | 894 (93.8) |
| Type of delivery (n = 953) | |
| Normal vaginal delivery | 822 (86.3) |
| CS | 131 (13.7) |
| Type of CS (n = 131) | |
| Emergency | 108 (82.4) |
| Elective | 23 (17.6) |
| Birth weight of infant in kg (n = 952) | |
| <2.5 | 64 (6.7) |
| ≥2.5 | 888 (93.3) |
| Postnatal depression† (n = 592) | |
| Depressed | 126 (21.3) |
| Not depressed | 466 (78.7) |
CS = Caesarean section; kg = kilogram.
*
As the current study is a continuation of a previous study, some data are the same.6 The total of each variable corresponds to the number of respondents for each question.
†
A score of ≥13 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was indicative of probable antenatal or postnatal depression.