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Table 1 Participant characteristics extracted from pregnancy records and psychometric questionnaires

From: Predictors and occurrence of antenatal depressive symptoms in Galle, Sri Lanka: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study

 

Total n(%)

Demographic and socioeconomic

Age

  ≤25

133(26.3)

  26 – 30

188(37.2)

  ≥31

184(36.4)

Education

  Primary or Below

23(4.5)

  Junior Secondary

252(49.9)

  Senior Secondary

171(33.9)

College or Above

59(11.7)

Employment

  Outside Home

197(39.0)

  Housewife

308(61.0)

Social class

  Highest

73(14.3)

  Higher

172(34.1)

  Lower

195(38.6)

  Lowest

65(12.9)

Trimester

  1

53(10.5)

  2

229(45.3)

  3

223(45.2)

Parity

  Primiparous

211(41.8)

  Multiparous

294(58.2)

Religion/Ethnicity

  Buddhist Sinhala

391(77.4)

  Other

114(22.6)

Health

Subfertility

  Yes

38(7.5)

  No

467(92.5)

Diabetes mellitus

  Yes

32(6.3)

  No

473(93.7)

BMI

  Low BMI

130(25.8)

  Normal BMI

288(57.1)

  High BMI

86(17.1)

History of LBW baby

  Yes

38(7.5)

  No

467(92.5)

History of abortion

  Yes

61(12.1)

  No

444(87.9)

History of pre-eclampsia

  Yes

31(6.1)

  No

474(93.9)

Psychometric

Anxiety total

15.5(5.0)

  10 – 50

  mean(sd)

 

Anxiety about delivery

6.5(3.3)

  3 – 15

  mean(sd)

 

Worry about baby’s health

5.0(1.7)

  4 – 20

  mean(sd)

 

Concern about appearance

4.0(1.9)

  3 – 15

  mean(sd)

 

Social support total

72.6(11.8)

  12 – 84

  mean(sd)

 

Support from family

25.9(3.6)

  4 – 28

  mean(sd)

 

Support from friends

21.5(8.0)

  4 – 28

  mean(sd)

 

Support from a special person

25.3(4.5)

  4 – 28

  mean(sd)