Assessment of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Females Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Qaliubeya Governorate, Egypt

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the studied postpartum females.

Variable	No. (n = 500)	%
Age (yrs)
Mean ± SD (range)	25.6 ± 5.07 (18–40)
Residence
Rural	97	19.4
Urban	298	59.6
Semiurban	105	21.0
Educational level
Read and write, primary	104	20.8
Preparatory and secondary	150	30
High	246	49.2
Number of months after the baby’s birth
Mean ± SD (range)	2.9 ± 1.02 (2–6)
Number of family member
<5	163	32.6
≥5	337	67.4
Socioeconomic status
Very low	27	5.4
Low	420	84.0
Moderate	53	10.6
SEL score†
Mean ± SD (range)	33.3 ± 7.06 (15–49)
Gestational age (w)
Mean ± SD (range)	34.7 ± 2.29 (4–38)
Mode of delivery
NVD	196	39.2
CS	304	60.8
Sex of the born child
Female	251	50.2
Male	249	49.8
Order of the born child
Median (range)	2 (1–6)
Iron intake during pregnancy
No	58	11.7
Yes	442	88.5
Anemia during pregnancy
No	118	23.6
Yes	382	76.4
Past history of similar conditions
No	421	84.4
Yes	78	15.6
Depression score
Mean ± SD (range)	5.9 ± 6.3 (0–37)
Median (IQR)	4 (1–9)
Anxiety score
Mean ± SD (range)	5.95 ± 6.45 (0–37)
Median (IQR)	4 (1–8)
Progesterone levels
Mean ± SD (range)	49.2 ± 63.7 (0.02–369)
Median (IQR)	25.0 (3.02–68.5)

High: institute, college, or postgraduate; † according to (El Gilany et al., 2012) [13].