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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Engagement in perinatal depression treatment: a qualitative study of barriers across and within racial/ethnic groups

Patient characteristic, n (%)

Overall (N = 30)

Asian (n = 10)

Black (n = 5)

Latina (n = 6)

White (n = 9)

Age, mean years ± SD

34 ± 5

32 ± 5

33 ± 7

34 ± 6

36 ± 5

Perinatal Stage

 Pregnant

10 (33)

2 (20)

2 (40)

4 (67)

2 (22)

 Postpartum

20 (67)

8 (80)

3 (60)

2 (33)

7 (78)

College graduate or more

13 (43)

6 (60)

2 (40)

1 (17)

4 (44)

Medicaid

5 (17)

0 (0)

2 (40)

2 (33)

1 (11)

Neighborhood Deprivationa

12 (41)

4 (40)

3 (75)

3 (50)

2 (22)

Depressive symptoms, mean ± SD PHQ-8 score

10 ± 4

10 ± 5

11 ± 7

10 ± 3

10 ± 3

Past treatment

21 (70)

6 (60)

5 (100)

4 (67)

6 (67)

Treatment type

 Psychotherapy only

8 (38)

2 (33)

2 (40)

3 (75)

1 (17)

 Medication only

3 (4)

0 (0)

1 (20)

0 (0)

2 (33)

 Combination

10 (48)

4 (67)

2 (40)

1 (25)

3 (50)

Clinician characteristic (N = 9)

n

Specialty

 OBGYN

6

 Internal medicine

1

 Psychologist

1

 Licensed clinical social worker

1

Race/ethnicity

 Asian

2

 Black

1

 White

6

Years in practice, median (range)

18 (8–30)

  1. aAbove-average Neighborhood Deprivation Index: a census tract-based index summarizing across socioeconomic domains, with higher scores representing more deprivation [34]