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Table 2 Depression in the year before pregnancy, degree of pregnancy planning at conception and contraceptive use during cohort period

From: The impact of depression at preconception on pregnancy planning and unmet need for contraception in the first postpartum year: a cohort study from rural Malawi

 

Depression in the year preconception

  
 

Yes

No

Total

 

Degree of pregnancy planning (LMUP score)

Planned

152 (27.5%)

1620 (47.2%)

1772 (44.5%)

X2

(2, N = 3986) = 82.2, p < 0.001

Ambivalent

145 (26.2%)

775 (22.6%)

920 (23.1%)

Unplanned

256 (46.3%)

1038 (30.2%)

1294 (32.5%)

At the time became pregnant

Always used contraception

34 (6.2%)

184 (5.2%)

218 (5.5%)

X2

(2, N = 3982)

 = 29.8, p < 0.001

Sometimes used/ knew method failed

207 (37.4%)

914 (26.7%)

1121 (28.1%)

Not using contraception

312 (56.4%)

2331 (68.1%)

2643 (66.4%)

Total

553 (13.9%)

3422 (86.1%)

3982 (100%)

 

Contraception 28 days postpartum

Not using FP and does not want to get pregnant

96 (19.5%)

398 (13.0%)

490 (13.8%)

X2

(2, N = 3559)

 = 27.2, p < 0.001

Traditional method

290 (60.0%)

1720 (56.0%)

2010 (56.5%)

Modern method

106 (21.5%)

953 (31.0%)

1059 (29.7%)

Total

492 (13.8%)

3067 (85.2%)

3559 (100%)

 

Contraception 6 months postpartum

Not using FP and does not want to get pregnant

56 (15.4%)

241 (10.4%)

297 (11.1%)

X2

(2, N = 2678)

 = 9.2, p = 0.01

Traditional method

96 (26.5%)

585 (25.3%)

681(25.4%)

Modern method

211 (58.1%)

1489 (64.3%)

1700 (63.5%)

Total

363 (13.6%)

2315 (86.4%)

2678 (100%)

 

Contraception 12 months postpartum

Not using FP and does not want to get pregnant

14 (9.8%)

55 (7.0%)

69 (7.4%)

X2

(2, N = 932)

 = 3.4, p = 0.185

Traditional method

31 (21.7%)

137 (17.4%)

168 (18.0%)

Modern method

98 (68.5%)

597 (75.6%)

695 (74.6%)

Total

143 (15.3%)

789 (84.7%)

932 (100%)