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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Antenatal predictors of incident and persistent postnatal depressive symptoms in rural Ethiopia: a population-based prospective study

 

Baseline (N = 1311)

Followed up (N = 1240)

Variables

Values

PHQ-9 < 5

N (%)

PHQ-9 ≥ 5

N (%)

PHQ-9 < 5

N (%)

PHQ-9 ≥ 5

N (%)

Pregnancy Intention

Wanted

552 (59.7)

182 (47.0)

528 (59.7)

168 (47.2)

Mistimed

66 (7.1)

36 (9.3)

61 (6.9)

30 (8.4)

Unwanted

306 (33.1)

169 (44.7)

295 (33.4)

158 (44.4)

Monthly Income category

Low

286 (31.0)

170 (43.9)

276 (31.2)

159 (44.4)

Medium

300 (32.5)

123 (31.8)

283 (32.0)

109 (30.6)

High

335 (36.3)

94 (24.3)

325 (36.8)

89 (25.0)

Residence

Urban

87 (9.4)

16 (4.1)

82 (9.3)

16 (4.5)

Rural

837 (90.6)

371 (95.6)

802 (90.7)

340 (95.5)

Mother’s Education

Non-literate

600 (64.9)

278 (71.8)

581 (65.7)

260 (73.0)

Literate

334 (36.1)

109 (28.2)

303 (34.3)

96 (27.0)

Number of Chronic Illnesses

None

578 (62.6)

207 (53.5)

554 (62.7)

188 (52.8)

One or more

346 (37.4)

180 (46.5)

330 (37.3)

168 (47.2)

History of adverse perinatal outcomes

None

723 (76.1)

252 (65.1)

674 (76.2)

233 (65.4)

One or more

221 (23.9)

135 (34.9)

210 (23.8)

123 (34.6)

Self-reported pregnancy complications

None

567 (61.4)

89 (23.0)

541 (61.2)

86 (24.2)

One or more

357 (38.6)

298 (77.0)

343 (38.8)

270 (75.8)

Alcohol Use

Nil (none use)

614 (66.5)

261 (67.4)

588 (66.5)

240 (67.4)

Minimal (1–2 points

264 (28.6)

95 (24.5)

251 (28.4)

87 (24.4)

Hazardous (3 or more points)

46 (5.0)

31 (8.0)

45 (5.1)

29 (8.1)

  1. Income was categorized into tertiles as low, medium and high
  2. Intimate Partner violence score: minimum = 9; Maximum = 16; Mean = 2.14; SD = 2.88
  3. Parity score: minimum = 0; Maximum = 12; Mean = 2.74; SD = 2.09