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Table 1 Demographic profiles of immigrant women with PPD

From: Prevalence and associated factors of postpartum depression among immigrant women in Guangzhou, China

Factors

EPDS <10 (812)

EPDS ≥10 (418)

χ2

P

n

%

n

%

Age

    

1.010

0.799

  ≤ 24

123

15.15

67

16.03

  

 25 ~ 29

504

62.07

260

62.20

  

 30 ~ 34

112

13.79

60

14.35

  

  ≥ 35

73

8.99

31

7.42

  

Employment

    

0.516

0.259

 Yes

553

68.10

293

70.10

  

 No

259

31.90

125

29.90

  

Labor contract

    

2.275

0.810

 Unfixed term

298

36.70

160

38.28

  

 Fixed term

275

33.87

142

33.97

  

 One-time task or a probation period

138

17.00

69

16.50

  

 Unsign labor contract

79

9.73

35

8.37

  

 Unknown

14

1.72

10

2.39

  

 Else

8

0.98

2

0.48

  

Annual household income

    

5.164

0.160

 60,000 ~ 99999RMB

210

25.86

130

31.10

  

 100,000 ~ 139999RMB

389

47.90

187

44.74

  

 140,000 ~ 179,999 RMB

131

16.13

55

13.16

  

  ≥ 180000RMB

82

10.10

46

11.00

  

Years of residence

    

74.383

0.000

  ≤ 2 years

190

23.40

188

44.98

  

 2 ~ 5 years

324

39.90

155

37.08

  

 6–10 years

298

36.70

75

17.94