Table 2 Prevalence and factors associated with paternal depressive symptoms of the participants (n = 440).
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Prevalence (cut-off 10/11) | |
No depressive symptoms | 359 (81.6) |
Having depressive symptoms | 81 (18.4) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the depressive symptom score = 6.65 ± 4.25 (0 – 22) | |
Paternal depressive symptoms (n = 81) | |
1st trimester of pregnancy | 32 (39.5) |
2nd trimester of pregnancy | 31 (38.3) |
3rd trimester of pregnancy | 18 (22.2) |
Stress (wife) | |
Mild stress | 172 (39.1) |
Moderate stress | 149 (33.9) |
High stress | 48 (10.9) |
Severe stress | 71 (16.1) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the stress score = 5.62 ± 3.51 (0–15) | |
Anxiety (wife) | |
Low | 397 (90.2) |
Medium | 29 (6.6) |
High | 14 (3.2) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the Anxiety score = 3.58 ± 4.32 (0–21) | |
Marital adjustment | |
Low marital adjustment | 176 (40.0) |
High marital adjustment | 264 (60.0) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the marital adjustment score = 48.81 ± 9.29 (0–68) | |
Self-esteem | |
Low self-esteem | 5 (1.1) |
Moderate self-esteem | 259 (58.9) |
High self-esteem | 176 (40.0) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the self-esteem score = 29.98 ± 3.87 (10–38) | |
Marital adjustment | |
Low marital adjustment | 148 (33.6) |
High marital adjustment | 292 (66.4) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the marital adjustment score = 50.59 ± 8.27 (17–68) | |
Stress | |
Mild stress | 279 (63.5) |
Moderate stress | 108 (24.5) |
High stress | 20 (4.5) |
Severe stress | 33 (7.5) |
Mean ± SD (range) = 3.72 ± 3.05 (0–14) | |
Social support | |
Low | 38 (8.6) |
Medium | 170 (38.6) |
High | 232 (52.8) |
Mean ± SD (range) of the social support score = 59.39 ± 15.39 (12–84) | |
