Peripartum depression and its predictors: A longitudinal observational hospital-based study

Table 1 Demographic, social, and obstetric characteristics of screened women with symptoms of depression

Demographic and social characteristics	n = 200
Age, yr	17–34 (27.35 ± 6.42)
17-22 yr, n (%)	36 (18)
23-34 yr, n (%)	164 (82)
Residence
Urban	40 (20)
Rural	160 (80)
Maternal education
None (can't read)	145 (72.5)
Can read (or can read and write)	18 (9)
Primary	6 (3)
Secondary	12 (6)
High	19 (9.5)
Socio-economic status
Low	36 (18)
Middle	132 (66)
High	32 (16)
Obstetric characteristics
Parity
Primipara	97 (48.5)
Multipara	103 (51.5)
History of fetal loss
Abortions	74 (37)
Still births	6 (3)
Mode of previous deliveries
Vaginal	168 (84)
Cesarean	30 (15)
Both vaginal and cesarean	2 (1)
History of in vitro fertilization in the current pregnancy	1 (0.5)
Gestational age of the first antenatal care visit
First trimester	17 (8.5)
Second trimester	27 (13.5)
Third trimester	156 (78)
Type of delivery in the current pregnancy
Vaginal	168 (84)
CS	32 (16)
Indications of CS (i.e. antenatal complications)	32 (16)
Placenta previa	22 (11)
Accidental hemorrhage	8 (4)
Obstructed labor	2 (1)
Postpartum complications of current pregnancy	8 (4)

CS: Cesarean.