Table 3. Association of sociodemographic characteristics with PPD prevalence among participants at week six.

^asignificant (<0.05) using the chi-square test.

PPD: postpartum depression; C-section: cesarean section

Variables		Total	Week 6			P-value
			Less Likely	Possibly	Most Likely
Total		354	314 (88.7%)	22 (6.2%)	18 (5.1%)	-
Age		354	31.24 ± 5.7	31.55 ± 6.3	32.50 ± 4.7	0.652
Nationality	Saudi	305	271 (88.9%)	19 (6.2%)	15 (4.9%)	0.652 0.938
	Non-Saudi	49	43 (87.8%)	3 (6.1%)	3 (6.1%)
Mode of delivery	Natural	214	190 (88.8%)	14 (6.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0.872
	C-section	140	124 (88.6%)	8 (5.7%)	8 (5.7%)
Number of children	1–2	171	150 (87.7%)	13 (7.6%)	8 (4.7%)	0.886
	3–4	141	125 (88.7%)	8 (5.7%)	8 (5.7%)
	5–6	29	27 (93.1%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)
	6 and more	13	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)
Was your family supportive during this pregnancy?	Yes	316	285 (90.2%)	18 (5.7%)	13 (4.1%)	0.024a
	No	38	29 (76.3%)	4 (10.5%)	5 (13.2%)
Job	Employed	81	73 (90.1%)	5 (6.2%)	3 (3.7%)	0.811
	Unemployed	273	241 (88.3%)	17 (6.2%)	15 (5.5%)
Family monthly income	Not enough	52	46 (88.5%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.6%)	0.310
	Enough	298	264 (88.6%)	21 (7.0%)	13 (4.4%)
	More than enough	4	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Changes and birth complications	None	121	107 (88.4%)	10 (8.3%)	4 (3.3%)	0.429
	1	93	84 (90.3%)	5 (5.4%)	4 (4.3%)
	2	81	74 (91.4%)	3 (3.7%)	4 (4.9%)
	3 or more	59	49 (83.1%)	4 (6.8%)	6 (10.2%)
Are you known to have a chronic disease?	Yes	51	48 (94.1%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0.352
	No	303	266 (87.8%)	21 (6.9%)	16 (5.3%)
Family history of hereditary disorders	Yes	152	136 (89.5%)	9(5.9%)	7 (4.6%)	0.916
	No	202	178 (88.1%)	13 (6.4%)	11 (5.4%)
Are you known to have any psychiatric illness?	Yes	4	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
	No	350	310 (88.6%)	22 (6.3%)	18 (5.1%)