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) |