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Table 5 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis result showing the associations between the factors and postpartum depression among women having postnatal care at health centers in Dessie town, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019

From: 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

Independent variables

Postpartum depression

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Marital status

 Married

60

223

Reference

Reference

 Single

36

13

10.3 (5.14, 20.63)

4.9 (1.27, 16.74)**

 Divorced/widowed/separated

6

40

0.56 (0.23, 1.37)

0.61 (0.31, 1.20)

Satisfaction with child’s gender

 Dissatisfied

30

28

3.69 (2.07, 7.58)

3.10 (1.62, 6.69)**

 Satisfied

72

248

Reference

Reference

IPV

 No violence

41

247

Reference

Reference

 Psychological

50

22

13.69 (7.51, 24.37)

6.5 (1.98, 15.85)**

 Sexual and physical

11

7

9.46 (3.47, 25.89)

3.46 (2.34, 18.55)**

Depression during PX

 Yes

53

34

7.69 (4.54, 13.06)

3.2 (2.81, 8.91)***

 No

49

242

Reference

Reference

Unplanned pregnancy

 Yes

53

71

3.56 (2.15, 8.16)

2.5 (1.76, 7.23)*

 No

43

205

Reference

Reference

Maternal current substance use

 Yes

37

50

2.57 (1.55, 4.27)

1.8 (1.16, 3.75)**

 No

65

226

Reference

Reference

Social support

 Poor

10

53

0.45 (0.22, 0.94)

0.58 (0.24, 1.44)

 Good

92

223

Reference

Reference

Current alcoholism in husband

 Yes

48

53

3.74 (2.29, 6.11)

2.2 (1.48, 5.34)**

 No

54

223

Reference

Reference

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal

57

216

Reference

Reference

 Cesarean section

30

24

4.7 (2.57, 18.72)

2.5 (0.89, 16.25)

 Instrumental

15

36

1.58 (0.81, 3.01)

(0.52, 2.45)

  1. Reference: implies groups with the lowest risk for the postpartum depression in binary logistic regression
  2. IPV intimate partner violence
  3. *p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001, Hosmer and Lemeshow test (p-value = 0.68)