Association between the person-centered maternity care experience and mental health after delivery in urban and rural Dhading, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Perinatal characteristics of women

Variables	Urban areas (n = 296)		Rural areas (n = 299)		p-value
	N	%	N	%	p-value
Baby’s age					0.012
1–3 months	69	23.3	45	15.1
4–6 months	73	24.7	69	23.1
7–9 months	64	21.6	60	20.1
10–12 months	90	30.4	125	41.8
Baby’s sex			(N/A = 1)		0.346
Boy	155	52.4	169	56.5
Girl	141	47.6	129	43.1
ANC visits					0.273
1–3 times	48	16.2	39	13.0
≥ 4 times	248	83.8	260	87.0
Baby’s birth weight	(N/A = 1)		(N/A = 1)
4,000–4,500 g	6	2.0	8	2.7	0.957
2,500–3,999 g	279	94.3	279	93.3
1,500–2,499 g	10	3.4	11	3.7
Length of stay at healthcare facility after delivery					0.257
< 24 h	69	23.3	73	24.4
24–48 h	182	61.5	169	56.5
48–72 h	28	9.5	43	14.4
≥ 72 h	17	5.7	14	4.7
Husband / partner	(N/A = 1)		(N/A = 2)		0.005
Living together	235	79.4	265	88.6
Staying elsewhere	60	20.3	32	10.7
Parity					0.223
Primiparous	120	40.5	136	45.5
Multiparous	176	59.5	163	54.5
Delivery					< 0.001
Vaginal delivery	279	94.3	297	99.3
Cesarean section	17	5.7	2	0.7
Complication during pregnancy or delivery					0.003
No	266	89.9	286	95.7
Yes	14	4.7	11	3.7
I don’t know	16	5.4	2	0.6
Diagnosis of previous mental problems					0.254
No	281	94.9	291	97.3
Yes	13	4.4	6	2.0
I don’t know	2	0.7	2	0.7
Anxiety/stress/ depressive symptoms during pregnancy					0.927
No	244	82.4	250	83.6
Yes	49	16.6	46	15.4
I don’t know	3	1.0	3	1.0
Unwanted pregnancy					0.608
No	269	90.9	268	89.6
Yes	27	9.1	31	10.4
Family support after delivery					0.784
Yes	292	98.7	293	98.0
No / I don’t know	4	1.3	6	2.0
Friends/relatives/ community support after delivery					0.159
Yes	296	100.0	297	99.3
No / I don’t know	0	0	2	0.7

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