The association of intimate partner violence with postpartum depression in women during their first month period of giving delivery in health centers at Dessie town, 2019

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in postnatal period among health centers of Dessie town, Ethiopia 2019

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age	15–24	81	21.4
	25–34	195	51.6
	≥ 35	102	27.0
Religion	Muslim	234	61.9
	Orthodox	118	31.2
	Catholic/protestant	26	6.8
Marital status	Married and live with husband	283	74.9
	Single	49	13
	Divorced/widowed/separated	46	12.1
Educational status	No formal education	11	2.9
	Primary education	65	17.2
	Secondary education	140	37
	Diploma and above	162	42.9
Occupational status	Government employee	98	25.9
	Private employed	74	19.6
	Unemployed and housewife	179	47.4
	Student	27	7.1
Average monthly income (USD) of family	< 35.7$	8	2.1
	35.7$–89.3$	68	18
	89.4$–178.6$	167	44.2
	> 178.6$	135	35.7
Social support	Poor	63	16.7
Social support	Good	315	83.3

1$ = 28ETB, the exchange amount of Ethiopian birr to the USA dollar at the time of data collection

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