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Table 2 Prenatal exposure of some socio-demographical factors in women with and without significant PPD symptoms

From: Impact of some social and clinical factors on the development of postpartum depression in Chinese women

 

PPD women

(n, %)

PPD+ women

(n, %)

χ2

p

High risk pregnancy

    

8.473

0.399

 Yes

212

49.1%

58

64.4%

  

 No

220

50.9%

32

35.6%

  

Discrimination against a female baby by parents-in-law

    

11.145

0.028

 Yes

159

36.8%

53

58.8%

  

 No

273

63.2%

37

41.2%

  

Discrimination against a female baby by husband

    

6.436

0.217

 Yes

85

19.7%

32

35.6%

  

 No

347

80.3%

58

64.4%

  

Pre-pregnancy history of mild mental problems

    

6.921

0.257

 Positive

145

33.6%

32

35.6%

  

 Negative

287

66.4%

58

64.4%

  

Living together with

    

5.923

0.025

 Parents-in-law

157

36.3%

49

54.4%

  

 Parents

127

29.4%

10

11.1%

  

 Husband only

148

34.3%

31

34.5%

  

Size of the house (m2)

    

8.487

0.054

  < 60

47

10.8%

7

7.8%

  

 60 ~  85

126

29.1%

48

53.3%

  

 85 ~  120

175

40.5%

21

23.3%

  

  > 120

84

19.6%

14

15.6%

  
  1. See legend of Table 1. Data were from questionnaire results with 522 participants