Table 4. Bivariate analysis of history of depression and suspected PPD among postpartum women and their partners.
Variables | Total | Suspected PPD | P valuea | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | |||
Depression before pregnancy | 0.001 | |||
No | 329 (76.9) | 91 (27.7) | ||
Yes | 99 (23.1) | 45 (45.5) | ||
Depression during pregnancy | <0.001 | |||
No | 317 (74.1) | 74 (23.3) | ||
Yes | 111 (25.9) | 62 (55.9) | ||
Partner’s depressionb | 0.002 | |||
No | 383 (90.3) | 113 (29.5) | ||
Yes | 41 (9.7) | 22 (53.7) |
Abbreviation: PPD, postpartum depression.
aChi-square test was used.
b424 women (not including four women who were single or divorced) answered.