Table 5.

Determinants of PPD among postpartum mothers

Variables name	Postpartum mothers (n = 220)
	AOR	(95% CI)	P-value
Preterm delivery
< 37 weeks	0.091	(0.013–0.650)	0.017
≥ 37 weeks	1
Pregnancy intention
Planned	1
Unplanned	2.946	(1.301–6.670)	0.010
Breastfeeding status
Breast milk only	1
Mixed feeding (breast milk and baby formula)	2.347	(0.995–5.536)	0.051
Birth interval
Less than 2 years	1
2–5 years	0.679	(0.270–1.706)	0.410
More than 5 years	4.594	(1.637–12.891)	0.004
Frequency of ANC received
Not complete ANC visits	2.518	(1.027–6.169)	0.043
Complete ANC visits	1
Travel time to reach health centre
Less than 30 min	1
Within 30 min and 1 h	2.410	(1.044–5.565)	0.039
More than 1 h	3.068	(1.178–0.990)	0.022
Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness of fit	11.509 (P = 0.174)

Notes: Bold font indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05); Multiple logistic regression was used alongside the backward elimination method and variables included in the model were preterm delivery, pregnancy intention, breastfeeding, birth interval, frequency of ANC received, time taken to reach health centres, husband and parental support