| Table 1. The frequency distribution of the demographic characteristics of studied women based on the intensity of their depression | |||||
| Variable | No depression (n=182) | Mild (n=139) |
Severe (n=73) |
p -value | |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Age (year) | Less than 18 | 9 (4.94) | 12 (8.63) | 4 (5.47) | 0.01 |
| 18-25 | 87 (47.80) | 65 (46.77) | 31 (42.46) | ||
| 25-35 | 63 (34.61) | 23 (16.54) | 25 (34.24) | ||
| More than 35 | 23 (12.63) | 39 (28.05) | 3 (4.1) | ||
| Educational level | Lower than diploma | 32 (17.58) | 27 (19.42) | 9 (12.32) | 0.07 |
| Diploma | 106 (58.24) | 84 (60.43) | 47 (64.38) | ||
| Higher than diploma | 44 (24.17) | 28 (20.14) | 17 (23.28) | ||
| Job | Housewife | 134 (73.62) | 96 (69.06) | 52 (71.23) | 0.31 |
| Employed | 48 (26.37) | 43 (30.93) | 21 (28.76) | ||
| Number of pregnancies | Nulliparous | 117 (64.28) | 82 (58.99) | 49 (67.12) | 52.8 |
| Multigravida | 65 (35.71) | 57 (41) | 24 (32.87) | ||
| Type of pregnancy | Wanted | 141 (77.47) | 102 (73.38) | 34 (46.57) | 0.03 |
| Unwanted | 21 (11.53) | 37 (27) | 39 (53.42) | ||