Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N = 101)
From: Postpartum depression in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: a longitudinal study in Bethlehem
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | |
< 25 | 37 (37%) |
25–35 | 55 (55%) |
> 35 | 9 (9%) |
Mother’s education | |
High School | 13 (13%) |
Tawjihi (International Baccalaureate level) | 31 (31%) |
Tertiary (University or Technical/Community College) | 57 (56%) |
Residency | |
Refugee Camp | 8 (8%) |
Urban | 42 (42%) |
Rural | 51 (51%) |
Place of delivery | |
Home | 3 (3%) |
Hospital | 98 (97%) |
Type of delivery | |
Vaginal | 80 (80%) |
Caesarean | 21 (21%) |
Planned pregnancy | |
Yes | 52 (52%) |
No | 49 (49%) |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 18 (18%) |
1 | 25 (25%) |
2 | 22 (22%) |
3 | 18 (18%) |
≥ 4 | 18 (18%) |
Sex of childa | |
Male | 48 (47%) |
Female | 55 (53%) |
Sex of the child was the one desired | |
Yes | 93 (93%) |
No | 8 (8%) |
Birth weight (kg)a | |
< 2.5 | 12 (12%) |
2.5–2.9 | 12 (12%) |
3–3.49 | 40 (39%) |
3.5–3.9 | 23 (22%) |
≥ 4 | 16 (16%) |