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Table 1 Socioeconomic, obstetric, family support, and partner violence profile of the women at third trimester of pregnancy (in percent unless otherwise specified)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: A population based study in rural Bangladesh

Baseline characteristics

%

Socioeconomic profile

 

Age

 

   - ≤19 years

21.8

   - 20-34 years

69.9

   - ≥35 years

8.3

   - Mean age (±SD)

24.58 (±6.15)

Literacy (can read and write)

58.9

Years of schooling

 

   - No schooling

38.8

   - 1-5

32.8

   - 6-10

22.8

   - >10

5.7

   - Mean years of schooling (±SD)

3.8 (±3.9)

Husbands' literacy

45.3

Involved in income-earning activities

29.7

Total land owned by household (in decimals3)

 

   - No land

2.8

   - 1-49

59.7

   - 50-99

13.2

   - ≥100

24.3

Median per capita daily household expenditure on food (BDT)1 (range)

31.25 (8.95-105.36)

Obstetric information

 

Mean number of children (±SD)

1.9 (±1.9)

Child's death

23.3

Planned current pregnancy

51.1

Received antenatal care

44.0

Family support

 

Poor relationship with husband

23.9

Poor relationship with mother-in-law2

48.1

Practical support received during pregnancy

80.7

Intimate partner violence

 

Experienced multiple acts of physical violence

33.8

Experienced forced sex

79.2

Experienced physical violence during pregnancy

18.1

Total

720

  1. 1BDT 68 = USD 1 during the study period
  2. 2N = 619 as 101 mothers-in-law were dead before the interview date
  3. 3100 decimals = 1 acre