Table 6 Multiple logistic regressions: predictors of perinatal depression among study subjects, 2014

Educational status of women

 Illiterate

40(48.8%)

42(51.2%)

2.25

.053

0.98-5.15

 Literate

193(74.8%)

65(25.2%)

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History of mental illness

 No

226(70.2%)

96(29.8%)

0.55

.445

0.12-2.53

 yes

7(38.9%)

11(61.1%)

1

History of family mental illness

 No

226(70.0%)

97(30.0%)

0.17

.042

0.03-0.92

 yes

7(41.2%)

10(58.8%)

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Perceived difficulty of child care

 No

178(76.7%)

54(23.3%)

0.43

.031

0.20-0.93

 yes

55(50.9%)

53(49.1%)

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Confident with your husband or other relatives

 No

62(51.7%)

58(48.3%)

1.03

.058

0.38-0.15

 Yes

171(77.7%)

49(22.3%)

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Living with your husband

 No

17(36.2%)

30(63.8%)

2.08

.255

0.58-7.37

 Yes

216(68.5%)

77(26.3%)

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 Husband educational status

 Illiterate

34(54.8%)

28(45.2%)

0.54

.290

0.17-1.69

 primary

22(53.7%)

19(46.3%)

0.48

.226

0.15-1.57

 secondary

101(76.5%)

31(23.5%)

0.46

.095

0.16-1.15

 TVET& above

76(72.4%)

29(27.6%)

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Husband tobacco uses

 No

195(76.2%)

61(23.8%)

0.28

.004

0.12-0.67

 Yes

32(50.8%)

31(49.2%)

1

Support from relatives

 No

68(50.7%)

66(49.3%)

3.25

.031

1.11-9.52

 Yes

162(83.1%)

33(16.9%)

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Family visits

 No

55(47.0%)

62(53.0%)

1.52

.500

0.45-5.06

 Yes

176(82.6%)

37(17.4%)

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Pregnancy status

 Not planned

68(56.7%)

52(43.3%)

1.02

.960

0.46-2.24

 Planned

164(75.6%)

53(24.4%)

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Experience of Child death

 No

188(75.2%)

62(24.8%)

0.30

.025

0.11-0.86

 Yes

12(35.3%)

22(64.7%)

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Total number of child

 No children

27(60.0%)

18(40.0%)

0.71

.743

0.09-5.41

 one child

87(82.1%)

19(17.9%)

0.52

.316

0.14-1.87

 2- 4 child’s

98(65.3%)

52(34.7%)

1.44

.490

0.51-4.09

 ≥5 child’s

21(53.8%)

18(46.2%)

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