Research Article
Assessment of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Females Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Qaliubeya Governorate, Egypt
Table 1
Basic characteristics of the studied postpartum females.
| Variable | No. (n = 500) | % |
| Age (yrs) | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 25.6 ± 5.07 (18–40) |
| Residence | | | Rural | 97 | 19.4 | Urban | 298 | 59.6 | Semiurban | 105 | 21.0 |
| Educational level | | | Read and write, primary | 104 | 20.8 | Preparatory and secondary | 150 | 30 | High | 246 | 49.2 |
| Number of months after the baby’s birth | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 2.9 ± 1.02 (2–6) |
| Number of family member | | | <5 | 163 | 32.6 | ≥5 | 337 | 67.4 |
| Socioeconomic status | | | Very low | 27 | 5.4 | Low | 420 | 84.0 | Moderate | 53 | 10.6 |
| SEL score† | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 33.3 ± 7.06 (15–49) | Gestational age (w) | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 34.7 ± 2.29 (4–38) |
| Mode of delivery | | | NVD | 196 | 39.2 | CS | 304 | 60.8 |
| Sex of the born child | | | Female | 251 | 50.2 | Male | 249 | 49.8 |
| Order of the born child | | | Median (range) | 2 (1–6) |
| Iron intake during pregnancy | | | No | 58 | 11.7 | Yes | 442 | 88.5 |
| Anemia during pregnancy | | | No | 118 | 23.6 | Yes | 382 | 76.4 |
| Past history of similar conditions | | | No | 421 | 84.4 | Yes | 78 | 15.6 |
| Depression score | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 5.9 ± 6.3 (0–37) | Median (IQR) | 4 (1–9) |
| Anxiety score | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 5.95 ± 6.45 (0–37) | Median (IQR) | 4 (1–8) |
| Progesterone levels | | | Mean ± SD (range) | 49.2 ± 63.7 (0.02–369) | Median (IQR) | 25.0 (3.02–68.5) |
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High: institute, college, or postgraduate; † according to (El Gilany et al., 2012) [ 13]. |