Magnitude of postpartum depression and associated factors among women in Mizan Aman town, Bench Maji zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of postpartum women in Mizan Aman Town, Bench Maji Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia from March 15, 2017 to April 15, 2017 (n = 456)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age	18–23	192	42.1
	24–29	167	36.6
	> = 30	97	21.3
Marital status	Married	443	97.1
	Others	13	2.9
	Others: divorced, widowed, separated
Ethnicity	Bench	163	35.7
	Amhara	99	21.7
	Keffa	79	17.3
	Oromo	46	10.1
	Gurage	24	5.3
	Tigre	24	5.3
	Others	21	4.3
Religion	Orthodox	179	39.3
	Protestant	162	35.5
	Muslim	94	20.6
	Catholic	21	4.6
Women education	Unable to read and write	16	3.5
	Elementary	147	32.2
	Secondary	82	18.0
	Diploma and above	211	46.3
Women occupation	Government employee	199	43.6
	Housewife	166	36.4
	Merchant	61	13.4
	Private employee	25	5.5
	Student	5	1.1
Husband education	Unable to read and write	33	7.4
	Elementary	147	33.2
	Secondary	111	25.1
	Diploma and above	152	34.3
Husband occupation	Merchant	229	51.7
	Government employee	117	26.4
	Private employee	75	16.9
	Others	22	5
	Others: student, farmer, contractor, carpenter
Average family monthly income(ETB)^a	< 1000	153	33.6
	1000–2000	179	39.2
	> 2000	124	27.2

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