Table 1 The associations between sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women and antenatal depression and anxiety (n = 493)
| Â | Antenatal Depression | p-value | Antenatal Anxiety | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | No (n = 365) | Yes (n = 122) | Total (n = 493) | No (n = 390) | Yes (n = 103) | Total (n = 49) | p-value | |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Residence | ||||||||
Major cities | 220 (63.8) | 64 (54.7) | 284(61.4) | 0.210 | 230 (62.3) | 56(56.6) | 286(61.1) | 0.514 |
Inner regional | 69 (20) | 31 (26.5) | 100(21.6) | 80 (21.7) | 23 (23.2) | 103(22) | ||
Outer regional/remote/very remote | 56 (16.2) | 22 (18.8) | 78(17) | 59 (16) | 20 (20.2) | 79(16.9) | ||
Highest qualification | ||||||||
University | 246 (67.4) | 71 (58.7) | 317(63.9) | 0.272 | 257 (66.2) | 62 (60.2) | 319(65) | 0.517 |
Certificate/diploma or trade/apprenticeship | 80 (21.9) | 31 (25.6) | 111(22.4) | 85 (21.9) | 27 (26.2) | 112(22.8) | ||
School only | 39 (10.7) | 29 (15.7) | 68(13.7) | 46 (11.9) | 14 (13.6) | 60(12.2) | ||
Marital status | ||||||||
Partnered | 352 (96.4) | 111 (91) | 463(95) | 0.016 | 370 (95.1) | 98 (95.1) | 468(95.1) | 0.990 |
non-partnered | 13 (3.6) | 11 (9) | 12(5) | 19 (4.9) | 5 (4.9) | 24(4.9) | ||
Able to manage on income available | ||||||||
Impossible/Difficult all of the time | 18 (4.9) | 25 (20.7) | 43(8.8) | < 0.001 | 23 (5.9) | 20 (19.6) | 43(8.8) | < 0.001 |
Difficult some of the time | 82 (22.5) | 32 (26.4) | 114(23.5) | 89 (22.9) | 29 (28.4) | 118(24) | ||
Not too bad/It is easy | 265 (72.6) | 64 (52.9) | 329(67.7) | 277 (71.2) | 53 (52) | 330(67.2) | ||
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | p-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | p-value |
Age | 35.78(1.39) | 36.1 (1.45) | 35.8(±1.40) | 0.029 | 35.86 (1.42) | 35.85 (1.39) | 35.8(±1.4) | 0.977 |