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Table 3 Predictors of postpartum depression among mothers who delivered in the past 12 months in Ankesha District, North West Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 596)

From: Postpartum depression and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last twelve months in Ankesha district, Awi zone, North West Ethiopia

Variables

Post partum depression

(95% CI)

Depressed %

Not depressed %

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Marital status

 Married

127 (90.1)

442 (97.1)

1

1

 Others

14 (9.9)

13 (2.9)

3.74 (1.71–8.17)

3.45 (1.35–8.82)*

Parity

 Primiparus

32 (22.7)

43 (9.5)

2.53 (1.37–4.66)

2.68 (0.62–11.56)

 Multiparus

79 (56)

310 (68.1)

0.86 (0.53–1.39)

1. 04 (0.59–1.80)

 Grand multiparus

30 (21.3)

102 (22.4)

1

1

No of alive baby

 ≤ 1

37 (26.2)

54 (11.9)

2.64 (1.65–4.23)

0.8 (0.22–2.90)

 ≥ 2

104 (73.8)

401 (88.1)

1

1

Wanted pregnancy

 Yes

98 (69.5)

377 (82.9)

1

1

 No

43 (30.5)

78 (17.1)

2.12 (1.37–3.27)

1.95 (1.14–3.33)**

Delivery complication

 Yes

58 (41.4)

108 (23.6)

2.25 (1.53–3.42)

1.24 (0.74–2.08)

 No

83 (58.6)

347 (76.4)

1

1

Sex preference of mother

 Non preferred

93 (66)

226 (49.7)

1.96 (1.32–2.91)

1.79 (1.13–2.86)***

 Preferred

48 (44)

229 (50.3)

1

1

Last infant illness

 Yes

70 (49.6)

115 (25.3)

2.91 (1.97–4.31)

2.08 (1.30–3.34)****

 No

71 (50.4)

340 (74.7)

1

1

Neonatal loss

 Yes

41 (29.1)

70 (15.4)

2.25 (1.44–3.51)

1.50 (0.85–2.66)

 No

100 (70.9)

385 (84.6)

1

1

Previous history of depression

 Yes

26 (18.4)

26 (5.7)

3.73 (2.08–6.67)

1.96 (0.97–3.96)

 No

115 (81.6)

429 (94.3)

1

1

Husband substance abuse

 None abused

108 (76.6)

389 (85.5)

1

1

 Abused

33 (23.4)

66 (14.5)

1.80 (1.12–2.87)

1.09 (0.61–1.96)

Social support

 High

14 (9.9)

60 (13.2)

1

1

 Medium

35 (24.8)

281 (61.7)

0.53 (0.27–1.05)

0.73 (0.34–1.55)

 Low

92 (65.3)

114 (25.1)

3.45 (1.81–6.58)

3.16 (1.55–6.43)*****

  1. *Significant with P = 0.01, **Significant with P = 0.014, ***Significant with P = 0.014, ****Significant with P = 0.002 and *****Significant with P = 0.001