Table 3 The effect of demographic and fertility variables on postpartum distress using univariate and multiple linear regression

Employment status

    Not Employed

Reference

    Employed

2.60(0.93)

0.006

3.88(1.05) 

<0.001

Economic status

    Weak

Reference

    Medium

0.56(0.77)

0.47

-

    Good

0.22(1.04)

0.82

-

Literacy

    Low

Reference

1.96(0.91)

0.032

    Diploma

1.32(0.92)

0.15

    High

1.47(0.83)

0.07

1.21(0.92)

0.19

Ethnicity

    Fars

-0.69(1.91)

0.71

-

    Turkmen

− 1.91(1.93)

0.32

-

    Sistani

0.85(2.04)

0.67

-

    ^aother

Reference

Gravid

    1

Reference

    2

− 0.82(0.88)

0.35

-

    More than 3

0.41 (0.86)

0.63

-

Living child

    1

Reference

    2

− 0.41(0.79)

0.60

-

    More than 3

− 0.21 (0.96)

0.82

-

Infertility history

    No

Reference

    Yes

− 0.99(1.43)

0.48

-

Abortion history

    No

Reference

    Yes

1.33(0.76)

0.08

-

GA

-

− 0.51 (0.11)

< 0.001

- 0.60(0.11)

< 0.001