Table 3.

Effects of COVID-19 related variables on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) total score.

Characteristics		N	Mean	Standard deviation	T	p
Suspension from work (self or partner)	Yes	175	11.50	6.31	2.55	0.01
	No	68	9.21	6.27
Received economic support from family	Yes	192	12.61	6.25	2.22	0.05
	No	51	10.43	6.34
Infected by the virus	Yes	9	18.00	7.05	3.5	0.001
	No	234	10.59	6.20
Infection of close one	Yes	51	13.69	6.80	3.65	0.000
	No	192	10.11	6.05
Contact with infected ones	Yes	220	16.00	6.45	4.16	0.000
	No	23	15.96	6.59
Influence of COVID-19 on breastfeeding	Yes	96	14.55	5.97	8.25	0.000
	No	147	8.45	5.41
Fear of being infected	Yes	152	11.09	5.90	0.733	n.s.
	No	91	10.47	7.11
Fear of child being infected	Yes	204	11.59	6.29	4.24	0.000
	No	39	7.03	5.41
Fear of close ones being infected	Yes	202	10.37	5.97	−2.71	0.01
	No	41	13.29	7.72

Bold values indicates the significant values.