Table 2 Characteristics of study participants (N = 386) and their association with postpartum depression following Pre-eclampsia or Eclampsia
Variable | Total N (%) | Postpartum Depression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Yes (%) | No (%) | Â |
Age (years) | ||||
 (29.2 ± 6.28)a | ||||
  < 20 | 30 (7.8) | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.6) | < 0.001* |
 20–34 | 269 (69.7) | 58 (21.6) | 211 (78.4) |  |
  ≥ 35 | 87 (22.5) | 8 (9.2) | 79 (90.8) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Married/cohabiting | 322 (83.4) | 43 (13.4) | 279 (86.6) | < 0.001* |
 Single/divorced/separated | 64 (16.5) | 36 (56.3) | 28 (43.7) |  |
Level of education | ||||
 Lower level education | 262 (67.9) | 65 (24.8) | 197 (75.2) | 0.002* |
 Higher level education | 124 (32.1) | 14 (11.3) | 110 (88.7) |  |
Occupation | ||||
 Housewife/unemployed | 129 (33.4) | 36 (27.9) | 93 (72.1) | 0.021* |
 Self employed | 198 (51.3) | 36 (18.2) | 162 (81.1) |  |
 Employed | 59 (15.3) | 7 (11.9) | 52 (88.2) |  |
Parity | ||||
 Primipara | 124 (32.1) | 33 (26.6) | 91 (73.4) | 0.039* |
 Multipara | 262 (67.9) | 46 (17.6) | 216 (82.4) |  |
GA at delivery | ||||
 Term | 214 (55.4) | 37 (17.3) | 177 (82.7) | 0.084 |
 Preterm | 172 (44.6) | 42 (24.4) | 130 (75.6) |  |
Mode of delivery | ||||
 Vaginal delivery | 208 (53.9) | 39 (18.8) | 169 (81.2) | 0.366 |
 Caesarean section | 178 (46.1) | 40 (22.5) | 138 (77.5) |  |
Neonatal outcome | ||||
 Livebirth | 286 (74.1) | 44 (15.4) | 242 (84.6) | < 0.001* |
 Perinatal death | 100 (25.9) | 35 (35.0) | 65 (65.0) |  |
Neonatal admission | ||||
 No admission | 228 (59.0) | 50 (21.9) | 178 (78.1) | 0.663 |
  < 7 days | 94 (24.4) | 18 (19.1) | 76 (80.9) |  |
  ≥ 7 days | 64 (16.6) | 11 (17.2) | 53 (82.8) |  |
Birthweight (grams) | ||||
  < 2500 | 189 (49.0) | 46 (24.3) | 143 (75.7) | 0.065 |
  ≥ 2500 | 197 (51.0) | 33 (16.8) | 164 (83.2) |  |
Family support | ||||
 Not satisfied | 49 (12.7) | 36 (73.5) | 13 (26.5) | 0.001* |
 Satisfied | 337 (87.3) | 43 (12.8) | 294 (87.2) |  |
Partner support | ||||
 Not supportive | 56 (14.5) | 39 (69.6) | 17 (30.4) | < 0.001* |
 Supportive | 330 (85.5) | 40 (12.1) | 290 (94.5) |  |
Partner relationship | ||||
 Very Good | 327 (84.7) | 40 (12.2) | 287 (87.8) | < 0.001* |
 Good | 35 (9.1) | 21 (60.0) | 14 (40.0) |  |
 Poor | 24 (6.2) | 18 (75.0) | 6 (25.0) |  |
Financial problems | ||||
Yes | 61 (15.8) | 39 (63.9) | 22 (36.1) | < 0.001* |
No | 325 (84.2) | 40 (12.3) | 285 (87.7) | Â |
Stressful event | ||||
 Yes | 14 (3.6) | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.0)b | < 0.001* |
 No | 372 (96.4) | 68 (18.3) | 304 (81.7) |  |