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Table 2 Experiences of SFD, MFD and E-MFD by study group and univariate associations between discrimination variables and postpartum depression (PPD)

From: Multiple forms of discrimination and postpartum depression among indigenous Palestinian-Arab, Jewish immigrants and non-immigrant Jewish mothers

 

Total

Non-Immigrant Jewish

Jewish Immigrant

Palestinian-Arab

 

Postpartum Depression (PPD)

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

p

N (%)

p

1128 (100)

632 (56.0)

221 (19.6)

275 (24.4)

116 (10.3)

 

Single forms of discrimination (SFD)

Discrimination based on ethno-national identity

 Yes

372 (33.1)

117 (18.6)

101 (45.9)

153 (55.8)

< 0.001

61 (16.5)

< 0.001

 No

752 (66.9)

513 (81.4)

119 (54.1)

121 (44.2)

 

55 (7.3)

 

Discrimination based on socioeconomic status

 Yes

126 (11.3)

56 (8.9)

22 (10.1)

48 (17.5)

0.001

30 (23.8)

< 0.001

 No

994 (88.8)

572 (91.1)

196 (89.9)

226 (82.5)

 

86 (8.7)

 

Discrimination based on religiosity level

 Yes

250 (22.3)

106 (16.9)

48 (21.8)

96 (35.2)

< 0.001

41 (16.4)

0.001

 No

872 (77.7)

523 (83.2)

172 (78.2)

177 (64.8)

 

75 (8.7)

 

Discrimination based on age

 Yes

117 (10.4)

67 (10.6)

21 (9.5)

29 (10.6)

0.896

22 (18.8)

0.002

 No

1007 (89.6)

563 (89.4)

199 (90.5)

245 (89.4)

 

94 (9.38)

 

Discrimination based on gender

 Yes

449 (39.9)

263 (41.7)

89 (40.5)

96 (35.0)

0.163

57(12.75)

0.033

 No

675 (60.1)

367 (58.3)

131 (59.6)

178 (65.0)

 

59 (8.78)

 

Discrimination based on skin color

 Yes

106 (9.4)

48 (7.6)

25 (11.4)

33 (12.1)

0.060

21 (19.81)

< 0.001

 No

1017 (90.6)

582 (92.4)

195 (88.6)

240 (87.9)

 

94 (9.29)

 

Multiple forms of discrimination (MFD)

 None

467 (41.5)

290 (46.0)

79 (35.9)

98 (35.8)

< 0.001

28 (6.0)

< 0.001

 1 form

245 (21.8)

153 (24.3)

47 (21.4)

45 (16.4)

 

18 (7.4)

 

 2 forms

167 (14.9)

75 (11.9)

41 (18.6)

51 (18.6)

 

25 (15.2)

 

  ≥ 3 forms

245 (21.8)

112 (17.8)

53 (24.1)

80 (29.2)

 

45 (18.4)

 

Ethnic discrimination combined with MFD (E-MFD)

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 None

467 (41.5)

290 (46.0)

79 (35.9)

98 (35.8)

 

28 (6.0)

 

 Ethno-national exclusive

59 (5.2)

11 (1.7)

17 (7.7)

31 (11.3)

 

6 (10.2)

 

 Ethno-national and 1 other SFD

111 (9.9)

29 (4.6)

35 (16.9)

47 (17.2)

 

18 (16.5)

 

 Ethno-national and 2 other SFD

91 (8.1)

27 (4.3)

27 (12.3)

37 (13.5)

 

13 (14.3)

 

 Ethno-national and ≥ 3 SFD

111 (9.9)

50 (7.9)

22 (10.0)

39 (14.2)

 

24 (21.6)

 

 Other discrimination (not ethno-national)

285 (25.4)

223 (35.4)

40 (18.2)

22 (8.0)

 

27 (9.5)

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