Table 2 Comparison between pregnant and postpartum women regarding the psychiatric and obstetric variables
From: Prevalence and related factors of perinatal depression in Egyptian mothers
Variable | Pregnant (N = 166) | Postpartum (N = 135) | X2 | P | Odds ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History of perinatal depression | Absent | 155 (93.4%) | 129 (95.6%) | 0.665 | 0.462 | Â |
Present | 11 (6.6%) | 6 (4.4%) | ||||
Past psychiatric history other than PDD | Absent | 166 (100.0%) | 135 (100.0%) | Â | Â | Â |
Family psychiatric history | Absent | 166 (100.0%) | 135 (100.0%) | Â | Â | Â |
Planned pregnancy | No | 32 (19.3%) | 21 (15.6%) | 0.711 | 0.448 | Â |
Yes | 134 (80.7%) | 114 (84.4%) | ||||
Wanted baby | Yes | 166 (100.0%) | 135 (100.0%) | Â | Â | Â |
Attitude towards the gender of baby | Negative | 38 (22.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | Fisher exact test | < 0.001* | Â |
Positive | 128 (77.1%) | 135 (100.0%) | ||||
History of infertility | Absent | 164 (98.8%) | 134 (99.3%) | Fisher exact test | 1.000 | Â |
Present | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||||
History of induction of labor | Absent | 158 (95.2%) | 135 (100.0%) | Fisher exact test | 0.009* | Â |
Present | 8 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||
History of abortion/stillbirth | Absent | 143 (86.1%) | 128 (94.8%) | 6.237 | 0.012* | 0.340 (0.141–0.819) |
Present | 23 (13.9%) | 7 (5.2%) | ||||