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Table 6 Predictors of PPD by multivariate logistic regression

From: Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among women attending primary healthcare centers in northern of West Bank/ Palestine: a cross-sectional study, 2022

Factor

 

EPDS

Total

ORb

95% CI

P-Value

≥ 13

< 13

N

N

%

N

%

Prim parity

Yes

53

44.5%

66

55.5%

119

1.67 [0.99-2.8]

0.054

No(ref)

76

29.1%

185

70.9%

261

1

 

Stressful events in pregnancy

Yes

78

42.9%

104

57.1%

182

2.1 [1.27-3.4]

0.003

No(ref)

51

25.8%

147

74.2%

198

1

 

Education (husband) (yrs)

≤ 6

39

56.5%

30

43.5%

69

5.2 [2.7-10]

< 0.001

7-12

45

34.6%

85

65.4%

130

1.7 [1.002-2.92]

0.049

> 12 (ref)

45

24.9%

136

75.1%

181

1

 

MSSS

Low

77

45.8%

91

54.2%

168

2.5 [1.7-4.2]

< 0.001

Medium (+) Adequate(ref)

52

24.5%

160

75.5%

212

1

 

Vacuum use

Yes

18

69.2%

8

30.8%

26

4 [1.64-9.91]

0.002

No(ref)

45

28.1%

115

71.9%

160

1

 
  1. OR Odds Ratio; CI Confidence Interval, ref. reference level. +Significant level at p < 0.05