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. 2020 Oct 5;4(10):e17895. doi: 10.2196/17895

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants.

Characteristics All women (n=41) Maternity status: pregnant (19/41, 46%) Maternity status: postpartum (22/41, 54%)
Age (years), mean (SD) 25.9 (4.8) 24.3 (3.1) 27.2 (5.5)
Self-reported English language reading skills, n (%)

Poor 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Just okay 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Good 12 (30) 7 (37) 5 (23)

Excellent 28 (68) 12 (63) 16 (73)

Missing 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (2)
Highest level of school attended, n (%)

None 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Primary 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Postprimary or vocational 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Secondary 22 (54) 14 (74) 8 (36)

College 11 (27) 3 (16) 8 (36)

University 7 (17) 2 (10.5) 5 (23)

Missing 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (4.5)
Phone type: smartphone, n (%) 33 (81) 14 (74) 19 (86)
Employed outside the home: no, n (%) 32 (78) 15 (79) 17 (77)
Number of dependent children, mean (SD) 1.1 (0.9) 0.5 (0.5) 1.6 (0.9)
Marital status, n (%)

Single 3 (7) 1 (5) 2 (9)

Separated 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Cohabiting 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Married 37 (90) 18 (95) 19 (86)

Missing 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (4.5)
PHQ-9a total score, possible 0-27, mean (SD) 8.2 (3.6) 8.7 (4.1) 7.8 (3.2)
Possible depression: (PHQ-9≥15), n (%) 1 (2) 1 (5) 0 (0)
Mean mood at enrollment, possible 0-9, mean (SD) 6.8 (2.4) 7.1 (2.4) 6.6 (2.4)

aPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9.