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Table 2 Socio-demographic profile across three study variables- post-partum depression, infant weight, and breast feeding practices

From: Postpartum depression and infant feeding practices in a low income urban settlement in Nairobi-Kenya

Demographic variables

Postpartum depression

Infant weight

Breast feeding practices

With (N = 26)

Without (N = 174)

p

Underweight (N = 69)

Normal (N = 131)

p

Non-exclusively (N = 54)

Exclusively (N = 146)

p

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Maternal age

 Less than 20 years

4

15.4

17

9.8

0.428

9

13.0

12

9.2

0.548

6

11.1

15

10.3

0.873

 20–25 years

12

46.2

68

39.1

29

42.0

51

38.9

20

37.0

60

41.1

 25 years and up

10

38.5

89

51.2

31

44.9

68

51.9

28

51.9

71

48.6

 Marital status

 Married

17

65.4

157

90.2

0.000

55

79.7

119

90.8

0.026

41

75.9

133

91.1

0.005

 Single/divorced/separated/widowed

9

34.6

17

9.8

14

20.3

12

9.2

13

24.1

13

8.9

Maternal education

 None

2

7.7

3

1.7

0.270

3

4.4

2

1.5

0.529

2

3.7

3

2.1

0.661

 Primary only

17

65.4

111

63.8

46

66.7

82

62.6

34

63.0

94

64.4

 Secondary only

7

26.9

57

32.8

19

27.5

45

34.4

18

33.3

46

31.5

 Tertiary only

0

0.0

3

1.7

1

1.5

2

1.5

0

0.0

3

2.1

Occupation

 Housewife/stay at home

16

61.5

102

58.6

0.004

40

58.0

78

59.5

0.287

28

51.9

90

61.6

0.026

 Employed

0

0.0

15

8.6

3

4.4

12

9.2

3

5.6

12

8.2

 Has business

4

15.4

48

27.6

18

26.1

34

26.0

14

25.9

38

26.0

 Other

6

23.1

9

5.2

8

11.6

7

5.3

9

16.7

6

4.1

Monthly income

 Less than 5000 Ksh

10

38.5

27

15.5

0.015

13

18.8

24

18.3

0.647

15

27.8

22

15.1

0.111

 5000–10,000 Ksh

16

61.5

141

81.0

55

79.7

102

77.9

38

70.4

119

81.5

 Above 10,000 Ksh

0

0.0

6

3.5

1

1.5

5

3.8

1

1.9

5

3.4

Living situation

 Temporary

15

57.7

64

36.8

0.096

32

46.4

47

35.9

0.228

27

50.0

52

35.6

0.161

 Semi-temporary

11

42.3

103

59.2

36

52.2

78

59.5

26

48.2

88

60.3

 Permanent

0

0.0

7

4.0

1

1.5

6

4.6

1

1.9

6

4.1