Postpartum depression and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder: prevalence and associated factors

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Factors associated with PP-PTSD symptoms based on multivariate analyses (N = 1136)

Characteristics	ß	Wald	P value	OR (95%CI)
Ethnicity
non-han	1.542	4.253	0.039	4.672 (1.079–20.217)
Han				reference
The only child
no				reference
yes	−0.830	6.436	0.011	0.436 (0.023–0.828)
Social support
low (PSSS score 12–36)				reference
medium (PSSS score 37–60)	−0.487	0.859	0.354	0.614 (0.219–1.722)
high (PSSS score 61–84)	−1.555	7.498	0.006	0.211 (0.069–0.643)
PPD symptoms
no (EPDS score < 13)				reference
yes (EPDS score ≥ 13)	2.283	46.064	< 0.001	9.807 (5.072–18.962)

Bold values indicate statistical significance.
ß: standardized regression coefficients. OR: adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for household registration location, ethnicity, education level, one child family, sleep quality, social support, planned pregnancy, newborn’s Apgar score in 1 min, Apgar score in 5 min, NICU admission, hyperbilirubinemia, and PPD symptoms. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
PP-PTSD Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, PSSS Perceived Social Support Scale, PPD Postpartum depression, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

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