Paternal postpartum depression in Suzhou: An analysis of prevalence and risk factors

Table 1 Univariate analysis of postpartum depression categorical variables among postpartum women’s husbands

Variables	No depression	Depression	χ2	P value
Personal factors
Place of birth			33.401	< 0.001
Suzhou natives	288	17
Non-Suzhou natives	248	68
Marital satisfaction			28.636	< 0.001
Extremely dissatisfied	2	1
Very dissatisfied	4	0
Somewhat dissatisfied	7	3
Average	94	32
Satisfied	17	6
Very satisfied	240	27
Extremely satisfied	172	16
Venting emotions to the baby			4.076	0.044
Yes	521	79
No	15	6
Spouse factors
Marital satisfaction			18.834	0.002
Extremely dissatisfied	0	0
Very dissatisfied	6	1
Somewhat dissatisfied	12	2
Average	125	33
Satisfied	45	14
Very satisfied	242	23
Extremely satisfied	106	12
Whether this pregnancy resulted in a fetus			5.844	0.016
Yes	157	36
No	379	49
Living conditions			6.274	0.043
Renting room	92	24
Own room	435	59
Others	9	2
Caregivers during pregnancy			11.260	0.024
Husband	494	73
Parents	45	14
Wife’s parents	58	11
Nurse	4	2
None	7	4
Expectation of baby’s sex during pregnancy			8.040	0.018
Boy	12	4
Girl	31	11
Indifferent	493	70
Neonatal gender
Sex			3.689	0.045
Male	283	35
Female	246	48
Congenital abnormalities			7.059	0.016
Yes	23	46
No	484	68