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Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant women enrolled from antenatal clinics in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

From: Antenatal depression is associated with pregnancy-related anxiety, partner relations, and wealth in women in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

  

Antenatal depression

Participant’s characteristics

Total (N = 397) n (%a)

Yes (n = 134) n (%)

No (n = 263) n (%)

Age of pregnant women (years)

   

 18–25

186 (46.9)

66 (49.3)

120 (45.6)

 26–35

176 (44.3)

57 (42.5)

119 (45.3)

 >35

35 (8.8)

11 (8.2)

24 (9.1)

Trimester

   

 1st trimester

51 (12.9)

21 (15.7)

30 (11.4)

 2nd trimester

195 (49.1)

67 (50.0)

128 (48.7)

 3rd trimester

151 (38.0)

46 (34.3)

105 (39.9)

Gravidity

   

 Primigravida

137 (34.5)

43 (32.1)

94 (35.7)

 Multigravida (2–4 times)

205 (51.6)

71 (53.0)

134 (51.0)

 Grand multigravida (≥5 times)

55 (13.9)

20 (14.9)

35 (13.3)

History of child loss

   

 Yes

61 (15.4)

26 (19.4)

35 (13.3)

 No

199 (50.1)

65 (48.5)

134 (51.0)

 Not applicable – first pregnancy

137 (34.5)

43 (32.1)

94 (35.7)

Nature of previous pregnancies

   

 Normal

225 (56.7)

70 (52.2)

155 (58.9)

 Abnormal

35 (8.8)

21 (15.7)

14 (5.3)

 Not applicable

137 (34.5)

43 (32.1)

94 (35.7)

Age of partner (years)

   

 ≤30

198 (49.9)

69 (51.5)

129 (49.1)

 31–40

141 (35.5)

49 (36.6)

92 (35.0)

 >40

58 (14.6)

16 (11.9)

42 (16.0)

Marital status

   

 Married

316 (79.6)

94 (70.2)

222 (84.4)

 Cohabiting

66 (16.6)

28 (20.9)

38 (14.5)

 Single

15 (3.8)

12 (9.0)

3 (1.1)

Level of education

   

 No formal education

24 (6.1)

8 (6.0)

16 (6.1)

 Primary

216 (54.4)

78 (58.2)

138 (52.5)

 Secondary

112 (28.2)

37 (27.6)

75 (28.5)

 Higher education

45 (11.3)

11 (8.2)

34 (12.9)

Social economic status

   

 High wealth tertile

180 (45.3)

49 (36.6)

131 (49.8)

 Low to moderate wealth tertiles

217 (54.7)

85 (63.4)

132 (50.2)

Family support

   

 Very much supported

225 (56.7)

35 (26.1)

190 (72.2)

 Fairly supported

75 (18.9)

36 (26.9)

39 (14.8)

 Not supported at all

97 (24.4)

63 (47.0)

34 (12.9)

Pregnancy decision

   

 Always involved

211 (53.1)

24 (17.9)

187 (71.1)

 Involved sometimes

139 (35.0)

69 (51.5)

70 (26.6)

 Never involved

47 (11.8)

41 (30.6)

6 (2.3)

Partner relations

   

 Very good

219 (55.2)

22 (16.4)

197 (74.9)

 Fairly good

128 (32.2)

63 (47.0)

65 (24.7)

 Poor

50 (12.6)

49 (36.6)

1 (0.4)

Pregnancy-related anxiety

   

 (median [IQR])

14 [6]

18 [4]

13 [4.5]

  1. IQR Interquartile Range
  2. aPercentages might not add up to 100 due to rounding