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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2022; 12(8): 1061-1075
Published online Aug 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1061
Published online Aug 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1061
Table 3 Comparative statistical results of symptoms of depression during pregnancy according to social, demographic, and obstetric variable
| Socio-demographic and obstetric variables | The severity of depression symptoms | P value | |||
| Minimal, n = 54, 27% | Mild, n = 41, 20.5% | Moderate, n = 33, 16.5% | Severe, n = 72, 36% | ||
| Age, n (%) | 0.452 | ||||
| 17-22 yr (n = 36) | 7 (19.4) | 8 (22.2) | 9 (25) | 12 (33.3) | |
| 23-34 yr (n = 164) | 47 (28.7) | 33 (20.1) | 24 (14.6) | 60 (36.6) | |
| Maternal education, n (%) | 0.326 | ||||
| Low (n = 181) | 29 (16) | 40 (22.1) | 44 (24.3) | 68 (37.6) | |
| High (n =19) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (5.3) | 9 (47.4) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Socio-economic status, n (%) | 0.482 | ||||
| Low (n = 36) | 9 (25) | 5 (13.9) | 3 (8.3) | 19 (52.8) | |
| Middle (n = 132) | 25 (18.9) | 33 (26.8) | 26 (19.7) | 48 (36.4) | |
| High (n = 32) | 20 (62.5) | 3 (9.4) | 4 (12.5) | 5 (15.6) | |
| Gestational age, n (%) | 0.0001 | ||||
| 1st trimester (n = 17) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (5.9) | 5 (29.4) | 9 (52.9) | |
| 2nd trimester (n = 27) | 2 (7.4) | 5 (18.5) | 9 (33.3) | 11 (40.7) | |
| 3rd trimester (n = 156) | 50 (32.1) | 35 (22.4) | 19 (12.2) | 52 (33.3) | |
- Citation: Hamed SA, Elwasify M, Abdelhafez M, Fawzy M. Peripartum depression and its predictors: A longitudinal observational hospital-based study. World J Psychiatry 2022; 12(8): 1061-1075
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v12/i8/1061.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1061