Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Depression in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Associated factors of perinatal depression in Ethiopia.

Associated factors	Vulnerable group	Effect size (RR and CI)	I^2	study
Marital status	Single, widowed, separated	3.76 (1.96-7.38)	36.4%	[29–32]
Plan of pregnancy	Unplanned pregnancy	2.73(2.11-3.53)	0%	[29, 30, 32, 33]
History of depression	Having previous history of depression	3.78 (2.18-6.57)	41.6%	[29, 30, 32, 34]
Obstetric complications	Having complications in previous and/or this pregnancy	2.74 (1.48-5.06)	67.7%	[30, 32, 34]
Socioeconomic status	Poor socioeconomic status	4.67 (2.89-7.53)	0%	[31–33]

For all the results, value is < 0.05 at 95% CI (confidence interval).