Table 1 Association between PPD and Socio-demographic characteristics. (n = 380)
Variable | Categories | EPDS ≥ 13 | EPDS < 13 | Total | +P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 18-25 | 47 (36.4%) | 93 (37.1%) | 140 (36.8%) | 0.704 |
26-35 | 69 (53.5%) | 139 (55.4%) | 208 (54.7%) | ||
36-44 | 13 (10.1%) | 19 (7.5%) | 32 (8.4%) | ||
Median:27 | |||||
Age at marriage(years) | ≤ 25 | 102 (79.1%) | 218 (86.8%) | 320 (84.2%) | 0.109 |
26-35 | 24 (18.6%) | 31 (12.4%) | 55 (14.5%) | ||
≥ 36 | 3 (2.3%) | 2 (0.8%) | 5 (1.3%) | ||
Median:22, | |||||
Residence | Refugee Camp | 2 (1.6%) | 10 (4.0%) | 12 (3.1%) | 0.362 |
Village | 15 (11.6%) | 34 (13.5%) | 49 (12.9%) | ||
City | 112 (86.8%) | 207 (82.5%) | 319 (84%) | ||
Education (mother) | ≤ 6 | 3 (2.3%) | 16 (6.4%) | 19 (5%) | 0.166 |
7-12 | 36 (27.9%) | 58 (23.1%) | 94 (24.8%) | ||
> 12 years | 90 (69.8%) | 177 (70.5%) | 267 (70.3%) | ||
Occupation | Housewife | 97 (75.2%) | 205 (81.7%) | 302 (79.5%) | 0.334 |
Employed | 27 (21.0%) | 39 (15.5%) | 66 (17.4%) | ||
other | 5 (3.8%) | 7 (2.8%) | 12 (3.2%) | ||
Insurance | Non | 46 (35.7%) | 72 (28.7%) | 118 (31.1%) | 0.481 |
Governmental | 58 (44.9%) | 118 (47.0%) | 176 (46.3%) | ||
Private | 14 (10.9%) | 37 (14.7%) | 51 (13.4%) | ||
aNGOs | 11 (8.5%) | 24 (9.6%) | 35 (9.2%) | ||
Income(dollar) | < 400,400 | 7 (5.4%) | 18 (7.2%) | 25 (6.6%) | 0.804 |
400 – < 800 | 72 (55.8%) | 139 (55.4%) | 211 (55.5%) | ||
≥ 800 | 50 (38.8%) | 94 (37.4%) | 144 (37.9) | ||
Median:3000 | |||||
Education (husband) | ≤ 6 | 39 (30.2%) | 30 (12.0%) | 69 (18.2%) | < 0.001 |
7-12 | 45 (34.9%) | 85 (33.8%) | 130 (34.2%) | ||
> 12 years | 45 (34.9%) | 136 (54.2%) | 181 (47.6%) | ||
Actual marital status | Still married | 129 (100.0%) | 249 (99.2%) | 378 (99.4%) | 0.597 |
Separated | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||
Other | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||