Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Antenatal Depression among Pregnant Women Attending Tertiary Care Hospitals in South India
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample.
| | Sl no. | Sociodemographic characteristics | Not depressed () (245) | Depressed () (69) | Total (314) | Significance |
| | 1 | Age in years | | | 20-24 | 14 (5.71%) | 11 (15.94%) | 25 (7.96%) |
| | 25-29 | 104 (42.44%) | 19 (27.53%) | 123 (39.17%) | | 30-34 | 110 (44.89%) | 31 (44.92%) | 141 (44.90%) | | 35-40 | 17 (6.93%) | 8 (11.59%) | 25 (7.96%) |
| | 2 | Education | | | Below secondary | 82 (33.47%) | 28 (40.57%) | 110 (35.04%) |
| | Secondary and above | 163 (66.53%) | 41 (59.42%) | 204 (64.96%) |
| | 3 | Occupation | | | Homemaker | 154 (62.85%) | 50 (72.47%) | 204 (64.97%) |
| | Employed | 91 (37.15%) | 19 (27.53%) | 120 (38.23) |
| | 4 | Type of family | | | Nuclear | 148 (60.40%) | 38 (55.08%) | 186 (59.24%) |
| | Joint | 97 (39.60%) | 31 (44.92%) | 128 (48.76%) |
| | 5 | Monthly family income (in rupees) | | | Less than 15,000 | 151 (61.63%) | 42 (60.87%) | 193 (61.46%) |
| | 15,000 and above | 94 (38.37%) | 27 (39.13%) | 121 (38.54%) |
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