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Table 3 Associations between violence and different variables regarding depression among both study groups

From: Violence and depression among pregnant women in Egypt

 

No IPV (158)

IPV (158)

P value

Depression score (mean ± sd)

10.65 ± 5.44

13.63 ± 5.47

< 0.001a

Trial of suicide N (%)

0 (0%)

2 (1.27%)

0.156b

Depression not likely

Score < 8*

61 (38.6%)

25 (15.8%)

< 0.0001c

< 0.0001

Depression possible

Score 9–11*

22 (13.9%)

32 (20.3%)

0.174c

Fairly high possibility of depression

Score 12–13*

26 (16.5%)

19 (12%)

0.297c

Probable depression

Score ≥ 14*

49 (31%)

82 (51.9%)

0.004c

Positive score on question 10 (suicidal risk)

49 (31%)

53 (33.5%)

0.629c

  1. * EPDS parameters were used to characterize depression
  2. a Mann- Whitney U test
  3. b Fisher’s- Exact test
  4. c chi- square test