Perinatal Depression and Associated Factors among Mothers in Southern Ethiopia: Evidence from Arba Minch Zuria Health and Demographic Surveillance Site

Table 3

Analysis of Sociodemographic factors of participants associated with perinatal depression, Arba Minch Zuria District, Ethiopia, March, 2017.

Sociodemographic factors	Perinatal depression		COR^1 (95% C.I)	value	AOR^2 (95% C.I)
	Yes	No
Age group
15–24	156	384	1
25–34	20	78	.63 (0.37, 1.07)	0.086
35 and above	12	54	.55 (0.28, 1.05)	0.070
Marital status
Not married	10	14	2 (.87, 4.6)	0.100
Married	178	500	1
Educational status
Unable to read and write	118	242	2.86 (1.6, 5.1)		1.3 (0.5, 3.6)
Primary education	54	180	1.76 (0.96, 3.23)
Secondary education and above	16	94	1
Occupation
Housewife	156	384	1.83 (0.95, 3.51)		1.5 (0.55, 3.9)
Farmer	20	78	1.15 (0.52, 2.56)	0.72
	12	54	1
Husband occupation
Farmer	124	358	1
Merchant	30	36	2.4 (1.4, 4)
Daily laborer	26	66	1.14 (0.7, 1.8)	0.6
Other^3	8	56	0.4 (0.2, 0.9)
Husband education
Unable to read and write	84	206	1.8 (1.1, 3)		1.2 (0.5, 2.8)
Primary education	78	202	1.7 (1.02, 2.85)
Secondary education and above	24	106	1
Monthly income
Up to 1000	64	223	2 (1.15, 3.6)		4.2
More than 1000	18	127	1
I do not know	104	158	4.6 (2.7, 8)	0.000	5.9

association in the bivariate analysis. association in the multivariable analysis. ¹Crude Odds Ratio. ²Adjusted Odds Ratio. ³Government employee, jobless.