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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 635)

From: Psychometric properties of the Postpartum Depression Literacy Scale (PoDLiS) among Chinese perinatal women: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency(n)/percentage(%)

Total

(n = 635)

Phase I

(n = 346)

Phase II

(n = 289)

Age

 21–30

240 (37.8)

128 (37.0)

112 (38.8)

 31–40

375 (59.1)

202 (58.4)

173 (59.9)

 41–50

20 (3.1)

16 (4.6)

4 (1.4)

Marital status

 With spouse

619 (97.5)

335 (96.8)

284 (98.3)

 Without spouse

16 (2.5)

11 (3.2)

5 (1.7)

Educational status

 Junior school or below

26 (4.1)

12 (3.5)

14 (4.8)

 High school/specialized secondary school

107 (16.9)

57 (16.5)

50 (17.3)

 Specialty/Bachelor

438 (69.0)

249 (72.0)

189 (65.4)

 Postgraduate or above

64 (10.1)

28 (8.1)

36 (12.5)

Employment status

 Employed

496 (78.1)

268 (77.5)

228 (78.9)

 Unemployed

139(21.9)

78 (22.5)

61 (21.1)

Household monthly income (RMB)

  < 2000

17 (2.7)

6 (1.7)

11 (3.8)

 2000–4000

116 (18.3)

60 (17.3)

56 (19.4)

 4001–6000

202 (31.8)

112 (32.4)

90 (31.1)

  > 6000

300 (47.2)

168 (48.6)

132 (45.7)

Residence

 Urban

566 (89.1)

304 (87.9)

262 (90.7)

 Rural

69 (10.9)

42 (12.1)

27 (9.3)

Current status

 Pregnancy period

576(90.7)

342 (98.8)

234 (81.0)

 Postpartum period

59 (9.3)

4 (1.2)

55 (19.0)

The history of depression

 Yes

17 (2.7)

5 (1.4)

12 (4.2)

 No

618 (97.3)

341 (98.6)

277 (95.8)