Table 3 Significant demographics differences between women who had experienced infant death compared to others
From: Stillbirth and infant death: mental health among low-income mothers in Mumbai
Characteristic | Without Infant Death Loss n = 191 | With Infant Death Loss Only n = 69 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency n (%) | Frequency n (%) | ||
Household position* (n = 260) | Wife | 103 (53.9) | 51 (73.9) |
| Â | Daughter-in-law | 84 (44.0) | 18 (26.1) |
| Â | Head of household | 2 (1.0) | 0 |
| Â | Daughter | 2 (1.0) | 0 |
Current occupation* (n = 260) | Unskilled worker/Homemaker | 173 (90.6) | 56 (81.2) |
| Â | Semi-skilled worker to semi-professional | 18 (9.4) | 13 (18.8) |
Health problems* (n = 260) | None | 133 (69.6) | 50 (72.5) |
| Â | Anemia | 48 (25.1) | 8 (11.6) |
| Â | Othera | 10 (5.2) | 11 (15.9) |
| Â | Â | M (SD) | M (SD) |
Years of age*** (n = 258) |  | 25.37 (4.53) | 28.72 (4.82) |
Years married*** (n = 260) |  | 7.13 (5.26) | 11/.26 (5.47) |
Number of pregnancies*** (n = 260) | (ranged from 2 to 8) | 2.72 (1.64) | 3.94 (1.68) |