Table 3 Associations between aspects of exposure to Hurricane Katrina and postpartum depression in a cohort of postpartum southern Louisiana women
From: Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: A cohort study
Depressive symptoms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | p | RR* | 95% CI | |
Overall | 53 | 18 | |||
Home before the storm | 0.84 | ||||
New Orleans area | 38 | 19 | 0.85 | (1.47, 0.50) | |
Baton Rouge area | 15 | 18 | 1.00 | ||
Substantial damage to house, property, for self and others | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 31 | 26 | 1.61 | (0.98, 2.64) | |
No | 22 | 13 | 1.00 | ||
Injury to self or others | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 22 | 31 | 2.05 | (1.27, 3.30) | |
No | 31 | 14 | 1.00 | ||
Perceived or experienced danger | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 30 | 28 | 1.92 | (1.17, 3.15) | |
No | 23 | 13 | 1.00 | ||
Any 2 or more indicators of severe exposure | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 29 | 27 | 1.77 | (1.08, 2.89) | |
No | 24 | 13 | 1.00 | ||
Left New Orleans before storm (asked only of New Orleans women) | 0.29 | ||||
yes | 34 | 19 | 1.43 | (0.76, 2.70) | |
no | 6 | 29 | 1.00 | ||