Prevalence of Antenatal Depression and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Nigeria
Table 1
Frequency distribution of the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.
Characteristics
Frequency ()
Percentage (%)
Age group
15–20 yrs (young)
34
10.9
21–35 yrs
255
82.0
36–49 yrs
22
7.1
Ethnicity ()
Yoruba
308
98.1
Others
6
1.9
Marital status ()
Single
18
5.7
Married
292
93.0
Others (separated or divorced)
4
1.3
Level of education ()
No formal education
7
2.2
Primary
75
24.0
Secondary
158
50.6
Tertiary
72
23.1
Type of family ()
Monogamous
230
78.5
Polygamous
61
20.8
Others
2
0.7
Family size ()
Small (1–4 persons)
204
68.9
Average (5 persons)
41
13.9
Large (6 persons and above)
51
17.2
Occupation ()
Civil servants
6
1.9
Unemployed
10
3.2
Students
13
4.2
Professional
34
10.9
Artisans
74
23.8
Traders
174
55.9
Wealth index ()
Very poor
48
15.3
Poor
131
41.7
Average
70
22.3
Rich
55
17.5
Very rich
10
3.2
Smoking cigarettes in this pregnancy? ()
Yes
1
0.3
No
297
99.7
Drinking beer, wine, and/or spirit/liquor in this pregnancy? ()