Urban women's socioeconomic status, health service needs and utilization in the four weeks after postpartum hospital discharge: findings of a Canadian cross-sectional survey

Table 1 Profile of SED and SEA postpartum women by selected attributes

Attributes	SED Group		SEA Group		Unadjusted
	N ^a	%	N ^a	%	OR (95% CI)
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC
Marital Status	213		424
Has partner		79		99	0.05 (0.02–0.13)
Education	212		432
Less than high school		25		5	2.25 (1.93–2.63)
Cultural Identity	211		428
Canadian		50		61	0.61 (0.44–0.85)
Language Spoken at Home	217		431
English		63		82	0.37 (0.26–0.49)
Country of Birth	215		421
Canada		45		70	0.35 (0.25–0.49)
WOMAN'S HEALTH
Overall Health	215		431
Very good/Excellent		41		59	0.48 (0.35–0.67)
Symptoms of Postpartum Depression	211		426
EPDS ≥ 12		19		8	2.7 (1.64–4.4)
Hospital Readmission	216		431
YES		3		2	1.57 (0.57–4.28)
PHYSICIAN
Has Family Doctor	215		430
YES		96		97	0.74 (0.3–1.84)

Note: ^a Sample sizes for some variables differ from study N because of missing data. *Number who initiated breastfeeding. SED = socioeconomically disadvantaged, SEA = more socioeconomically advantaged. EPDS = Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

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