Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, housing and living conditions in pregnant women and new mothers
Parameter | Category | Pregnant women (N=600) | New mothers (N=139) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Socio-demographic characteristics | Age | From 18 to 34 | 379 | 63.2% | 82 | 59.0% |
From 35 to 48 | 221 | 36.8% | 57 | 41.0% | ||
Education | Less than Bachelor | 230 | 38.4% a | 37 | 26.6% | |
More than bachelor | 369 | 61.6% a | 102 | 73.4% | ||
Area of residence | North | 486 | 80.6% | 125 | 89.9% | |
Centre | 65 | 10.8% | 12 | 8.6% | ||
South | 49 | 8.2% | 2 | 1.4% | ||
City or village | City or suburbs of a city | 282 | 47.2% a | 60 | 43.2% | |
Village | 316 | 52.8% a | 79 | 56.8% | ||
Economic resources | Not adeguate | 312 | 52.0% a | 72 | 52.6% a | |
Very adeguate | 285 | 47.7% a | 65 | 47.4% a | ||
Working conditions | In-work | 454 | 75.8% a | 108 | 78.3% a | |
Not in-work | 145 | 24.2% a | 30 | 21.7% a | ||
Housing | House size | Less than 100 sm | 387 | 64.5% | 94 | 67.6% |
More than 100 sm | 213 | 35.5% | 45 | 32.4% | ||
Satisfied with the house | no | 232 | 38.7% | 54 | 38.8% | |
yes | 368 | 61.3% | 85 | 61.1% | ||
Presence of a garden | Yes | 253 | 42.2% | 53 | 38.4% | |
No | 347 | 57.8% | 85 | 61.6% | ||
Adequacy of electronic devices | Not adeguate | 136 | 22.7% | 41 | 29.5% | |
Very adeguate | 464 | 77.3% | 98 | 70.5% | ||
Social-living | Presence of partner | Always at home | 311 | 51.8% | 70 | 50.4% |
At home but still going to work | 275 | 45.8% | 65 | 46.8% | ||
Not co-living | 14 | 2.3% | 4 | 2.9% | ||
Other children at home | No | 406 | 67.7% | 99 | 71.2% | |
Yes | 194 | 32.3% | 40 | 28.8% | ||
Someone else co-living | No | 556 | 92.7% | 123 | 88.5% | |
Yes | 44 | 7.3% | 16 | 11.5% | ||
Contacts with other people | No | 376 | 62.7% | 71 | 51.4% a | |
Yes | 224 | 37.3% | 67 | 48.6% a | ||
Adherence to the restrictions | From little to average | 12 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.7% | |
High | 588 | 98.0% | 138 | 99.3% | ||
Psychological wellbeing and support | Depression and anxiety score (PHQ-4 score) b | Normal to mild | 223 | 37.2% | 53 | 38.1% |
Moderate to severe | 378 | 62.8% | 86 | 61.9% | ||
People supporting (more than one choice available) | Partner | 499 | 83.2% | 121 | 87.1% | |
Mother | 392 | 65.3% | 92 | 36.7% | ||
Sister/brothers | 231 | 38.5% | 51 | 61.2% | ||
Friends | 284 | 47.3% | 60 | 43.2% | ||
Gynecologist | 81 | 13.5% | 7 | 5.0% | ||
Midwife | 68 | 11.3% | 27 | 19.4% | ||
Other women in pregnancy | 112 | 18.7% | 42 | 30.2% | ||
Websites | 38 | 6.3% | 2 | 1.4% | ||