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Table 2 Profile of the study population: univariate analysis and frequency of CMD (positive) according to variable status

From: The role of intimate partner violence and other health-related social factors on postpartum common mental disorders: a survey-based structural equation modeling analysis

Variables

Univariate

CMD (+ve)

 

n

%

n

%

p-value

Socio-economic strata (BCEC)

     

  A

15

1.9 (0.9 - 2.8)

2

13.3 (3.1 - 41.8)

0.011

  B

81

10.0 (7.9 - 12.1)

12

14.8 (8.5 - 24.3)

  C

369

45.5 (42.1 - 49.0)

86

23.3 (19.2 - 27.9)

  D

330

40.7 (37.3 - 44.1)

100

30.3 (25.5 - 35.4)

  E

15

1.9 (0.9 - 2.8)

6

40.0 (18.5 - 66.0)

Household condition (score)

     

  7 (best)

199

24.6 (21.6 - 27.5)

33

16.5 (12.0 - 22.4)

< 0.001

  6

235

29.0 (25.9 - 32.1)

49

20.8 (16.1 - 26.5)

  ≤ 5 (worse)

376

46.4 (43.0 - 49.9)

124

33.0 (28.4 – 37.9)

Schooling (women)

     

  > 9 years

295

36.4 (33.1 - 39.7)

49

16.6 (12.7 - 21.3)

< 0.001

  ≤ 9 years

515

63.5 (60.2 - 66.9)

245

83.3 (78.6 - 87.2)

Women’s age at the beginning of latest pregnancy

     

  > 35 years

70

8.6 (6.7 - 10.6)

9

12.3 (06.5 - 22.1)

0.003

  20 - 35 years

517

63.8 (60.5 - 67.1)

138

24.9 (21.4 - 28.6)

  < 20 years

223

27.5 (24.4 - 30.6)

59

32.2 (25.8 - 39.3)

Conjugal instability

     

  No

701

86.5 (84.2 - 88.9)

142

21.8 (18.8 - 25.1)

< 0.001

  Yes

109

13.5 (11.1 - 15.8)

64

40.5 (33.1 - 48.4)

Number of children under 5 years

     

  One

601

74.2 (71.2 - 77.2)

135

22.5 (19.3 - 26.0)

0.002

  Two

173

21.4 (18.5 - 24.2)

55

31.8 (25.3 - 39.1)

  Three

36

4.4 (3.0 - 5.9)

16

44.4 (29.1 - 60.9)

Stressful life events during pregnancy

     

  None

389

48.0 (44.6 - 51.4)

45

11.6 (8.7 - 15.2)

< 0.001

  One event

281

34.7 (31.4 - 38.0)

93

33.1 (27.8 - 38.8)

  Two or more events

140

17.3 (14.7 - 19.9)

68

48.6 (40.4 - 56.9)

Misuse of alcohol

     

  No

421

52.0 (48.5 - 55.4)

79

18.8 (15.3 - 22.8)

< 0.001

  Woman only

202

24.9 (21.9 - 27.9)

59

29.2 (23.3 - 35.9)

  Partner only

117

14.4 (12.0 - 16.9)

43

36.8 (28.5 - 45.9)

  Both

70

8.6 (6.7 - 10.6)

25

35.7 (25.3 - 47.6)

Abuse of illicit drugs

     

  No

695

85.8 (83.4 - 88.2)

154

22.2 (19.2 - 25.4)

< 0.001

  Woman only

11

1.4 (0.6 - 2.1)

6

54.5 (25.6 - 80.7)

  Partner only

82

10.1 (8.0 - 12.2)

33

40.2 (30.2 - 51.2)

  Both

22

2.7 (1.6 - 3.8)

13

59.1 (37.7 - 77.5)

Psychological IPV during pregnancy

     

  None

146

18.0 (15.4 - 20.7)

19

13.0 (8.4 - 19.5)

< 0.001

  One event

77

9.5 (7.5 - 11.5)

18

23.4 (15.2 - 34.2)

  Two or more events

587

72.5 (69.3 – 75.4)

169

28.8 (25.3 - 32.6)

Physical IPV during pregnancy

     

  None

504

62.2 (58.9 - 65.6)

86

17.1 (14.0 - 20.6)

< 0.001

  One event

87

10.7 (8.6 - 12.9)

27

31.0 (22.2 - 41.6)

  Two or more events

219

27.0 (24.0 - 30.2)

93

42.5 (36.1 - 49.1)

 
  1. Note: Variable levels used for description are based on the scorings used in the main analysis (SEM). See Table 1.
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