Table 3 Association between knowledge of postpartum depression and socio-demographic characteristics of expectant fathers (n = 440)
Sociodemographic | Knowledge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Good | Poor | Significance |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age | p = 0.09 | ||
≤ 30 Years | 55 (29.2) | 133 (70.8) | |
≥ 31 Years | 93 (36.9) | 159 (63.1) | |
Ethnicity | P = 1.0 | ||
Sinhalese | 143 (33.6) | 283 (66.4) | |
Non-Sinhalese (Tamil and Muslim) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | |
Religion | p = 0.12 | ||
Buddhism | 134 (32.7) | 276 (67.3) | |
Non-Buddhists (Catholic/Christian/Islam/Hindu) | 14 (46.7) | 16 (53.3) | |
Sector of employment | p = 0.13 | ||
Public sector | 25 (29.4) | 60 (70.6) | |
Private sector | 80 (38.5) | 128 (61.5) | |
Other (Own Account Workers, Employers, Foreign employment, Unemployed) | 43 (29.2) | 104 (70.8) | |
Healthcare related occupation | p = 0.72 | ||
Occupation related to healthcare | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | |
Occupation not related to healthcare | 146 (33.9) | 285 (66.1) | |
Monthly household income | p = 0.16 | ||
≤ Rs 50,000 | 64 (30.3) | 147 (69.7) | |
≥ Rs 50,001 | 84 (36.7) | 145 (63.3) | |
Education level | p < 0.001 | ||
Secondary education or below (GCE A/L or below) | 87 (26.4) | 243 (73.6) | |
Post-secondary education (Diploma, Graduated, Post graduated) | 61 (55.5) | 49 (44.5) | |
Number of children | p = 0.38 | ||
Expecting the first child | 75 (35.7) | 135 (64.3) | |
Having one or more children | 73 (31.7) | 157 (68.3) | |
Status of having a close relative or friend with postpartum depression | p < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 23 (60.5) | 15 (39.5) | |
No | 125 (31.1) | 277 (68.9) | |
Status of having heard about postpartum depression before | p < 0.001 | ||
Have never heard of Postpartum depression before | 43 (16.8) | 213 (87.2) | |
Have heard of postpartum depression before | 105 (57.1) | 79 (42.9) | |