Table 3 Postnatal exposure of some social and clinical factors in women with and without significant PPD symptoms
PPD− women (n, %) | PPD+ women (n, %) | χ2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-reported husband’s support | 7.965 | 0.016 | ||||
Satisfied | 397 | 91.9% | 72 | 80.0% | ||
Dissatisfied | 35 | 8.1% | 18 | 20.0% | ||
Caregiver | 6.329 | 0.024 | ||||
Baby-sitter | 68 | 15.7% | 12 | 13.3% | ||
Parents-in-law | 195 | 45.1% | 53 | 58.9% | ||
Parents | 113 | 26.2% | 17 | 18.8% | ||
Parents from both sides | 56 | 13.0% | 8 | 9.0% | ||
Impulse of venting emotion to the newborn | 7.135 | 0.005 | ||||
Yes | 86 | 19.9% | 41 | 45.6% | ||
No | 346 | 80.1% | 49 | 54.4% | ||
Mode of delivery | 4.754 | 0.029 | ||||
Eutocia | 258 | 59.7% | 47 | 52.2% | ||
Cesarean | 174 | 40.3% | 43 | 47.8% | ||
Feeding pattern | 3.389 | 0.013 | ||||
Breast feeding | 298 | 68.9% | 21 | 23.3% | ||
Formula milk | 25 | 5.9% | 40 | 44.4% | ||
Mixed feeding | 109 | 25.2% | 29 | 32.3% | ||
Gender of the baby | 2.763 | 0.132 | ||||
Boy | 254 | 58.8% | 43 | 47.8% | ||
Girl | 178 | 41.2% | 47 | 52.2% | ||