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Table 2 Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with depression symptoms among perinatal women in Sehore District, India, 2013–2016

From: Characteristics of perinatal depression in rural central, India: a cross-sectional study

 

PHQ9 score, median (IQR)

PHQ9 ≥ 10 (%)

Total

4 (2–7)

12.4

Age, years

 18–22

5 (3–8)

16.8

 23–26

3 (1–6)

8.3

 ≥ 27

4 (2–7)

12.5

Education, years

 0–5

4 (2–7)

11.4

 6–11

5 (2–7)

12.7

 ≥ 12

4 (2–6)

14.1

Religion

 Muslim

5 (3–8)

15.3

 Hindu

4 (2–7)

11.5

Caste

 Scheduled caste/tribe

4 (2–7)

10.1

 Other backwards caste

4 (2–7)

13.8

 General/none

4 (3–6)

10.5

Housing quality

 Low

4 (2–7)

12.4

 Intermediate

4 (2–6)

7.4

 High

5 (2–8)

15.6

Currently pregnant

 No

3 (1–6)

8.5

 Yes

5 (3–8)

16.9

Parity

 Primigravida

5 (3–6)

11.8

 Daughter(s) only

4 (2–7)

13.3

 ≥ 1 son

4 (2–7)

12.1

Disability level

 Lower

2 (1–4)

1.4

 Average

5 (3–7)

11.3

 Higher

6 (5–10)

27.3

Suicidal ideationb

 No

4 (2–6) a

10.8

 Yes

8 (4–11) a

38.1

Study recruitment base

 Community

3 (1–6)

8.8

 Facility

5 (3–7)

18.5

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. Italic values indicate significance of P value (P < 0.05)
  3. P value for difference by group calculated with Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. P value for difference by group calculated with Fisher’s exact
  5. aUsing sum of PHQ9 items, excluding the suicidality item
  6. bMeasured using the CIDI suicidality module [30], with 12 month recall