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Table 5 Infant feeding practice and COVID-19 related factors by postpartum depression (PPD) in Thailand

From: Association between infant feeding practices, COVID-19 related cognitive factors, and postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional online study in Thailand

Variables

n

(%)

PPD

p value

No

Yes

n

(%)

n

(%)

COVID-19 related factors

       

Ever diagnosed as COVID-19 positive

       

 Yes

143

(17.0)

99

(69.2)

44

(30.8)

0.651

 No

697

(83.0)

469

(67.3)

228

(32.7)

 

Ever taken a COVID-19 vaccine

       

 Yes

469

(55.8)

308

(65.7)

161

(34.3)

0.175

 No

371

(44.2)

260

(70.1)

111

(29.9)

 

COVID-19-related attitude

       

 Negative (1st tertile)

236

(28.1)

151

(64.0)

85

(36.0)

0.015

 Moderate (2nd tertile)

364

(43.3)

237

(65.1)

127

(34.9)

 

 Positive (3rd tertile)

240

(28.6)

180

(75.0)

60

(25.0)

 

COVID-19-related knowledge

       

 Low (1st tertile)

321

(38.2)

219

(68.2)

102

(31.8)

0.007

 Moderate (2nd tertile)

166

(19.8)

96

(57.8)

70

(42.2)

 

 High (3rd tertile)

353

(42.0)

253

(71.7)

100

(28.3)

 

Beliefs about COVID-19 vaccination

       

 Low (1st tertile)

208

(24.8)

125

(60.1)

83

(39.9)

0.017

 Moderate (2nd tertile)

252

(30.0)

171

(67.9)

81

(32.1)

 

 High (3rd tertile)

380

(45.2)

272

(71.6)

106

(26.4)

 
  1. Note: Bold text indicates a statistically significant difference with a p-value less than 0.05