Table 5: EPDS (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale) responses among postpartum women’s, from Mahatma Gandhi memorial hospital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (N = 335).
|
Characteristics |
Frequency |
Percent |
|
|
Experienced laugh and see funny side of things |
As much as always I could Not quite so much now Definitely not so much now Not at all |
203 44 54 34 |
60.6 13.1 16.1 10.1 |
|
Look forward with enjoyment to things |
As much as I ever did Rather less than I used to Definitely less than I used to Hardly at all |
152 62 78 43 |
45.4 18.5 23.3 12.8 |
|
Blamed yourself unnecessarily |
No never Not very often Yes sometimes Yes most of the time |
154 58 84 39 |
46.0 17.3 25.1 11.6 |
|
Been anxious or worried for no good reason |
No not at all Hardly ever Yes sometimes Yes very often |
159 81 72 23 |
47.5 24.2 21.5 6.9 |
|
Felt scared or panic for no good reason |
No not at all No, not much Yes, sometimes Yes, quite a lot |
149 55 100 31 |
44.5 16.4 29.9 9.3 |
|
Things have been on top of you |
No I have been coping No most of the time Yes sometimes I haven’t been coping as well as usual Yes most of the time I haven’t been able to cope at all |
130 46 125
34 |
38.8 13.7 37.3
10.1 |
|
Difficult to sleep |
No, not at all Not, very often Yes sometimes Yes most of the time |
89 70 134 42 |
26.6 20.9 40.0 12.5 |
|
Felt sad or miserable |
No, not at all Not, very often Yes, quite often Yes, most of the time |
149 70 84 32 |
44.5 20.9 25.1 9.6 |
|
So unhappy you have been crying |
No, never Only occasionally Yes quite often Yes, most of the time |
195 89 33 18 |
58.2 26.6 9.9 5.4 |
|
Thought of harming your self |
Never Hardly ever Sometimes Yes, quite often |
325 6 4 0 |
97 1.8 1.2 0
|