Research Article

Assessment of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Females Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Qaliubeya Governorate, Egypt

Table 4

Binary logistic regression analysis for the predictor of postpartum depression, anxiety, and comorbidity.

VariablePostpartum depressionPostpartum anxietyPostpartum comorbidity
OR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Educational level:
 Read and write/primary
 Preparatory and secondary
 High
4.5 (1.75–11.1)
3.1 (1.16–8.3)
Reference
0.002 (S)
0.024 (S)
2.5 (1.2–5.3)
2.1 (0.97–4.55)
Reference
0.012 (S)
0.059

Socioeconomic status (SES)
 Very low
 Low
 Moderate
4.7 (1.2–20)
2.63 (0.88–3.03)
Reference
0.025 (S)
0.086

Past history of similar conditions (yes vs. no)2.56 (1.32 to 4.94)0.005 (S)5.35 (2.25 to 12.73)<0.001 (HS)3.26 (1.7 to 6.25)<0.001 (HS)

Progesterone levels ≤4.61.11 (1.07 to 1.15)<0.001 (HS)1.18 (1.14–1.22)<0.001 (HS)0.91 (0.88 to 0.93)<0.001 (HS)

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.