Table 1 Socio-demographic and maternal factors of the post-partum mothers

Current age of mother; mean:24 (SD 4.7) years

<20 years

45

13.0

20-29 years

250

72.3

≥30 years

51

14.7

Ethnicity

Disadvantaged ethnic group

139

40.2

Advantaged ethnic group

207

59.8

Occupation of mother

Non housewife

29

8.4

Housewife

317

91.6

Birth order

One child

220

63.6

More than one child

126

36.4

Breastfeeding status of mothers

Exclusively breastfeeding

258

74.6

Non-exclusively breastfeeding

88

25.4

Education status of mothers

Literate

289

83.5

Illiterate

57

16.5

Husband’s educational status

Literate

314

90.8

Illiterate

32

9.2

Reason for reported stress

Husbands behavior

18

5.2

Economic condition

328

94.8

Socio-economic status of the family

Lower class (KS ≤10)

60

17.3

Middle class (KS 11–25)

222

64.2

Upper class (KS 26–29)

64

18.5

Family size

≤5

272

78.6

>5

74

21.4

Weight of the child

<2500 gram

27

11.2

≥2500 gram

214

88.6

Delivery status

Normal delivery

262

75.7

Assisted delivery

84

24.3

Pregnancy-induced health problems

Yes

31

9.0

No

315

91.0

Subjective feelings of stress up to six months

Yes

34

9.8

No

312

90.2