Table 2 Maternal characteristics compared between mothers with high SRQ scores (≥ 8) and those with low scores (< 8)
| Variable | Maternal SRQ score < 8 (%) n = 121 | Maternal SRQ score ≥ 8 (%) n = 83 | P-value |
Total (%) n = 204 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median maternal age (IQR) | 26 (9.5) | 23 (10) | < 0.001* | 25 (10) |
| Age of mother (Teen or not) | ||||
| < 18 | 3 (2.5) | 13 (15.7) | 0.001* | 16 (7.8) |
| ≥18 | 118 (97.5) | 70 (84.3) | 188 (92.2) | |
| Gainfully employed | ||||
| Yes | 24 (20.5) | 15 (19.2) | 0.83 | 39 (20.0) |
| No | 93 (79.5) | 63 (80.8) | 156 (80.0) | |
| Median Years of marriage (IQR) | 15 (16) | 10 (8) | < 0.001* | 14 (7) |
| Spouses Age | ||||
| < 40 | 43 (35.5) | 45 (54.2) | 0.008* | 88 (43.1) |
| ≥ 40 | 78 (64.5) | 38 (45.8) | 116 (56.9) | |
| Family structure | ||||
| Nuclear | 47 (48.5) | 48 (64.9) | 0.032* | 95 (55.6) |
| Extended | 50 (51.6) | 26 (35.1) | 76 (44.4) | |
| Family setting | ||||
| Monogamous | 55 (45.8) | 39 (47.6) | 0.81 | 94 (46.5) |
| Polygamous | 65 (54.2) | 43 (52.4) | 108 (53.5) | |
| Antenatal care attendance | ||||
| Yes | 59 (52.7) | 50 (61.0) | 0.25 | 109 (56.2) |
| No | 53 (47.3) | 32 (39.0) | 85 (43.8) | |
| Delivery Place | ||||
| Home | 18 (16.8) | 11 (13.4) | 0.52 | 29 (15.3) |
| Hospital | 89 (83.2) | 71 (86.6) | 160 (84.7) | |
| Death of a previous child | ||||
| Yes | 69 (57.5) | 53 (63.9) | 0.36 | 122 (60.1) |
| No | 51 (42.5) | 30 (36.1) | 81 (39.9) | |
