Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants included in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2018
Variable/category | Postnatal depression | Total (n = 895), n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 83), n (%) | No (n = 772), n (%) | |||
Women’s age at enrolment |  |  |  | 0.495 |
 18–24 | 23 (27.7) | 259 (31.9) | 282 (31.5) |  |
 25–34 | 52 (62.7) | 499 (61.5) | 551 (61.6) |  |
  > =35 | 8 (9.6) | 54 (6.6) | 62 (6.9) |  |
 Mean (±SD) | 26.7 (0.53) | 26.5 (0.15) | 26.5 (0.15) |  |
Household monthly income | Â | Â | Â | 0.080 |
 Low | 50 (60.2) | 387 (47.7) | 437 (48.8) |  |
 Medium | 27 (32.5) | 338 (41.6) | 365 (40.8) |  |
 High | 6 (7.3) | 87 (10.7) | 93 (10.4) |  |
Mean(±SD) | 2920.5 (238.6) | 3576.9 (107.0) | 3516 (99.7) |  |
Women’s education |  |  |  | 0.015 |
 None | 10 (12.0) | 104 (12.8) | 114 (12.7) |  |
 Primary | 33 (39.8) | 194 (23.9) | 227 (25.4) |  |
 High school | 26 (31.3) | 313 (38.5) | 339 (37.9) |  |
 Tertiary | 14 (16.9) | 201 (24.8) | 215 (24.0) |  |
Women’ occupation |  |  |  | 0.224 |
 Home duties | 62 (74.7) | 577 (71.1) | 639 (71.4) |  |
 Government employee | 8 (9.6) | 134 (16.5) | 142 (15.9) |  |
 Self-employee | 13 (15.7) | 101 (12.4) | 114 (12.7) |  |
Women’s religion |  |  |  | 0.761 |
  Orthodox Christian | 68 (81.9) | 654 (80.5) | 722 (80.7) |  |
 Muslim | 15 (18.1) | 158 (19.5) | 173 (19.3) |  |
Women’s marital status |  |  |  | 0.250 |
 Single | 3 (3.6) | 16 (2.0) | 19 (2.1) |  |
 Partnered | 77 (92.8) | 783 (96.4) | 860 (96.1) |  |
 Separated | 3 (3.6) | 13 (1.6) | 16 (1.8) |  |
Difficulty accessing food in the last three months | Â | 0.360 | ||
 Yes | 5 (6.0) | 32 (3.9) | 37 (4.1) |  |
 No | 78 (94.0) | 780 (96.1) | 858 (95.9) |  |