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Table 4 Basic Information of women and distribution of depression symptoms (n = 1053)

From: Prevalence of depressive symptoms and correlated factors among pregnant women during their second and third trimesters in northwest rural China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Depression symptoms

χ2

P value

Total n (%)

Yes n (%)

Demographic characteristics

 Age

  

0.38

0.538

   < 30

812 (77.11%)

128 (75.29%)

  

   ≥ 30

241 (22.89%)

42 (24.71%)

  

 Education level

  

11.36

0.001

  Primary school

91 (8.64%)

26 (15.29%)

  

  Junior middle school or above

962 (91.36%)

144 (84.71%)

  

 Occupation (whether there is a job)

  

3.21

0.073

  Yes

228 (21.65%)

28 (16.47%)

  

  No

825 (78.35%)

142 (83.53%)

  

 State of physical health

  

5.12

0.024

  Unhealthy

115 (10.92%)

27 (15.88%)

  

  Health

938 (89.08%)

143 (84.12%)

  

Pregnancy characteristics

 First child

  

0.00

0.960

  Yes

423 (40.17%)

68 (40.00%)

  

  No

630 (59.83%)

102 (60.00%)

  

 Regular antenatal examination

  

0.03

0.865

  Yes

607 (57.64%)

99 (58.24%)

  

  No

446 (42.36%)

71 (41.76%)

  

 Participate in pregnancy training

  

3.43

0.064

  Yes

95 (9.02%)

9 (5.29%)

  

  No

958 (90.98%)

161 (94.71%)

  

 Taking folic acid

  

8.78

0.003

  Yes

875 (83.10%)

128 (75.29%)

  

  No

178 (16.90%)

42 (24.71%)

  

Family Factors

 Family economic situation

  

7.24

0.007

  With basic living allowance

107 (10.16%)

27 (15.88%)

  

  No basic living allowance

946 (89.84%)

143 (84.12%)

  

 Once being internal migrant worker

  

4.34

0.037

  Yes

929 (88.22%)

158 (92.94%)

  

  No

124 (11.78%)

12 (7.06%)

  

 Be internal migrant worker (husband)

  

0.36

0.550

  Yes

523 (49.67%)

88 (51.76%)

  

  No

530 (50.33%)

82 (48.24%)

  

 Whether to live with elders

    

  Reference: No living with elders

286 (27.16%)

46 (27.06%)

  

  Live with parents-in-law

637 (60.49%)

98 (57.65%)

0.07

0.787

  Live with parents

99 (9.40%)

16 (9.41%)

0.00

0.986

  Live with parents-in-law and parents

31 (2.94%)

10 (5.88%)

5.03

0.025

  1. The significance of bold font is P < 0.05, and the results are statistically significant