Table 2 Access to services and social support
From: Rural-urban differences in the mental health of perinatal women: a UK-based cross-sectional study
Variable | Missing (n) | Urban (N = 165), n (%) | Rural (N = 130), n (%) | Overall (N = 295), n (%) | Differences between groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Access to: | |||||
GP | 0 | 161 (97.6%) | 128 (98.5%) | 289 (98.0%) | X2 (1)=0.3, p = .593 |
Hospital | 3 | 150 (92.0%) | 113 (87.6%) | 263 (90.1%) | X2 (1)=1.6, p = .209 |
Children’s Centre | 2 | 130 (79.3%) | 102 (79.1%) | 232 (79.2%) | X2 (1)=0.0, p = .967 |
Health visitor | 1 | 142 (86.1%) | 116 (89.9%) | 258 (87.8%) | X2 (1)=1.0, p = .316 |
Looked for support or information about feelings of anxiety and/or depression | 0 | 38 (23.0%) | 25 (19.2%) | 63 (21.4%) | X2 (1)=0.6, p = .429 |
Sources of support/information about anxiety and/or depression (n = 63): | |||||
Partner | 28 | 17 | 45 | X2 (1)=0.4, p = .506 | |
Family | 20 | 11 | 31 | X2 (1)=0.6, p = .437 | |
Websites | 15 | 16 | 31 | X2 (1)=3.3, p = .070 | |
GP | 1 | 20 | 9 | 29 | X2 (1)=2.0, p = .162 |
Midwife | 18 | 7 | 25 | X2 (1)=2.6, p = .104 | |
Friends | 15 | 8 | 23 | X2 (1)=0.5, p = .495 | |
Health visitor | 13 | 6 | 19 | X2 (1)=0.9, p = .351 | |
Mobile phone apps | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | |
Books or magazines | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | |
Other professional(s) | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Med (IQR) | Med (IQR) | Med (IQR) | |||
Perceived social support – MSPSS: | |||||
Subscale Significant Other | 0 | 28 (3) | 28 (4) | 28 (3) | Z = 0.1, p = .930 |
Subscale Family | 1 | 27 (4) | 26 (4) | 26 (4) | Z = 0.8, p = .430 |
Subscale Friends | 0 | 24 (5) | 25 (7) | 25 (6) | Z = 0.9, p = .383 |
Total | 1 | 78 (12) | 77 (12) | 78 (12) | Z = 0.9, p = .355 |