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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N = 1251)

From: Antenatal depressive symptoms and utilisation of delivery and postnatal care: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia

Characteristics

Baseline (N = 1311)

N (%)

Followed Up (N = 1251)

N (%)

chi2 (p-value)

PHQ Status

PHQ < 5

924 (70.5)

892 (71.3)

0.2098 (p = 0.647

PHQ ≥ 5

387 (29.5)

359 (28.7)

Marital Status

Married

1293 (98.6)

1235 (98.7)

 

single, divorced or widowed

18 (1.4)

16 (1.3)

0.0432 (p = 0.835)

Residence

Urban

103 (7.9)

101 (8.1)

0.0411 (p = 0.839)

Rural

1208 (92.1)

1150 (91.9)

 

Household Income*

High

459 (35.0)

438 (35.0)

 

Medium

423 (32.3)

397 (31.7)

0.1109 (p = 0.946)

Low

429 (32.7)

416 (33.3)

 

Mother’s Education

Non-literate

878 (67.0)

844 67.5)

 

Primary Schooling (Grade 1–8)

380 (29.0)

357 (28.5)

0.0714 (p = 0.965)

Grade 9 & more

53 (4.0)

50 (4.0)

 

Experience of Intimate Partner Violence

None

573 (43.7)

552 (44.1)

0.0453 (p = 0.831)

One or more in life time

738 (56.3)

699(55.9)

Pregnancy Intention

Wanted

734 (56.0)

701 (56.0)

 

Mistimed (wanted but not now)

102 (7.8)

93 (7.4)

0.1168 (p = 0.943)

Unwanted

475 (36.2)

457 (37.3)

 

Self-reported Pregnancy Complications

None

655 (50.1)

632 (50.5)

0.0594 (p = 0.808)

One or more

656 (49.9)

619 (49.5)

 

Chronic Illness

None

871 (66.4)

824 (66.4)

0.0001(0 = 0.994)

One or more

440 (33.6)

416 (34.6)

Previous institutional delivery

Yes

160 (12.2)

152 (12.2)

0.0018 (p = 0.967)

No/primiparous

1151 (87.8)

1099 (87.8)

 

Delivery Care Utilisation

Home delivery

--

468 (37.4)

--

Institutional delivery

--

783 (62.6)

--

Type of Delivery

Normal vaginal

--

1115 (89.1)

--

Assisted or operative

--

136 (10.7)

--

One or more Postnatal care Visits:

No

--

568 (45.8)

--

Yes

--

672 (54.2)

--

Reason for use of inst. delivery

Planned

--

612 (78.3)

--

Unplanned

--

171 (21.7)

--

  1. Single Marital Status = unmarried, widowed, divorced
  2. *Income was categorized into tertiles as low, medium and high
  3. CS Caesarian Section