Table 6 Association between knowledge of postpartum depression and socio-demographic characteristics of expectant fathers (n = 440)
Sociodemographic | Attitudes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
characteristics | Positive | Negative | Significance |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age | p = 0.06 | ||
≤ 30 Years | 164 (87.2) | 24 (12.8) | |
≥ 31 Years | 203 (80.5) | 49 (19.5) | |
Ethnicity | p = 0.71 | ||
Sinhalese | 356 (83.5) | 70 (16.5) | |
Non-Sinhalese (Tamil and Muslim) | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | |
Religion | p = 0.61 | ||
Buddhism | 343 (83.6) | 67 (16.4) | |
Non-Buddhists (Catholic/Christian/Islam/Hindu) | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | |
Sector of employment | p = 0.04 | ||
Public sector | 69 (81.2) | 16 (18.8) | |
Private sector | 183 (88) | 25 (12) | |
Other (Own Account Workers, Employers, Foreign employment, Unemployed) | 115 (78.2) | 32 (21.8) | |
Healthcare related occupation | p = 0.37 | ||
Occupation related to healthcare | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Occupation not related to healthcare | 358 (81.3) | 73 (18.7) | |
Monthly household income | p = 0.44 | ||
≤ Rs 50,000 | 173 (82) | 38(18) | |
≥ Rs 50,001 | 194 (86.2) | 35 (13.8) | |
Education level | p = 0.64 | ||
Secondary education or below (GCE A/L or below) | 269 (81.5) | 61 (18.5) | |
Post-secondary education (Diploma, Graduated, Post graduated) | 98 (89.1) | 12 (10.9) | |
Number of children | p = 0.04 | ||
Expecting the first child | 183 (87.1) | 27 (12.9) | |
Having one or more children | 184 (80) | 46 (20) | |
Status of having a close relative or friend with postpartum depression | p = 0.55 | ||
Yes | 33 (86.8) | 5 (13.2) | |
No | 334 (83.1) | 68 (16.9) | |
Status of having heard about postpartum depression before | p = 0.24 | ||
Have never heard of Postpartum depression before | 209 (81.6) | 47 (18.4) | |
Have heard of postpartum depression before | 158 (85.9) | 26 (14.1) | |