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Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample of perinatal women

From: The postpartum depression literacy scale (PoDLiS): development and psychometric properties

Measure

M (SD) / n (%)

Age (years)

27.63 (5.46)

Education (years)

12.99 (2.46)

Occupational status

 Housewife

625 (90.3)

 Employed

40 (5.8)

 Student

27 (3.9)

Spouse education

11.90 (3.12)

Spouse job

 Employed

665 (96.2)

 Unemployed

27 (3.8)

Household economic status

 Good

216 (31.2)

 Neither good nor bad

450 (65.0)

 Bad

21 (3.0)

 Very bad

5 (0.8)

Perinatal period

 Pregnancy

609 (88.0)

 Postpartum

83 (12.0)

Parity

 Primiparity

471 (68.1)

 Multiparity

221 (31.9)

Source of seeking help about postpartum depression

 General practitioner

23 (3.3)

 Obstetrician

73 (10.5)

 Psychiatrist

71 (10.3)

 Psychologist

291 (42.1)

 Midwife

15 (2.2)

 Friends, family members

188 (27.2)

Source of seeking information about postpartum depression

 General practitioner

103 (14.9)

 Obstetrician

73 (10.5)

 Psychiatrist

34 (4.9)

 Psychologist

98 (14.2)

 Midwife

17 (2.5)

 Friends, family members

36 (5.2)

 Internet

188 (27.2)

 Book

33 (4.8)

 Radio and television

21 (3.0)

 I don’t know where to get the information

82 (11.8)