Table 1 General characteristics (N = 822)
| Characteristics | Categories | Total |
Women (n = 476) |
Men (n = 346) | 95% CI | χ2or t (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Age (years) |
23.06 (2.17) |
22.65 (1.94) |
23.62 (2.35) | 0.67 | 1.28 |
6.33 (< 0.001) | |
| 18–24 years |
613 (74.6) |
397 (83.4) |
216 (62.4) | ||||
| 25–29 years |
209 (25.4) |
79 (16.6) |
130 (37.6) | ||||
| Economic status | Lower middle |
590 (71.8) |
333 (70.0) |
257 (74.3) |
1.84 (0.174) | ||
| Upper middle |
232 (28.2) |
143 (30.0) |
89 (25.7) | ||||
| Smoking | Yes |
89 (10.8) |
36 (7.6) |
53 (15.3) |
12.48 (< 0.001) | ||
| Alcohol drinking | Yes |
641 (78.0) |
349 (73.3) |
292 (84.4) |
14.31 (< 0.001) | ||
| Have had thoughts about suicide | Yes |
209 (25.4) |
140 (29.4) |
69 (19.9) |
9.48 (0.002) | ||
| Sexual experience | Yes |
452 (55.0) |
226 (47.5) |
226 (65.3) |
25.76 (< 0.001) | ||
|
Contraception use (n = 452) | Never |
13 (2.9) |
10 (4.4) |
3 (1.3) |
5.99 (0.112) | ||
| Sometimes |
25 (5.5) |
14 (6.2) |
11 (4.9) | ||||
| Often |
127 (28.1) |
56 (24.8) |
71 (31.6) | ||||
| Always |
287 (63.5) |
146 (64.6) |
141 (62.4) | ||||
| My (or, in the case of men, their partners) pregnancy experience (n = 452) | Yes |
5 (1.1) |
4 (1.8) |
1 (0.4) |
1.82a (0.372 | ||
| The importance of depression management during the preconception period for healthy pregnancy outcomes | Not at all important |
2 (0.2) |
1 (0.2) |
1 (0.3) |
1.49a (0.685) | ||
| Slightly important |
16 (1.9) |
7 (1.5) |
9 (2.6) | ||||
| Important |
342 (41.6) |
197 (41.4) |
145 (41.9) | ||||
| Very important |
462 (56.2) |
271 (56.9) |
191 (55.2) | ||||