Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of the study sample (N=448)
| N | % | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 170 | 38 |
| 30–49 | 278 | 62 |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Planning a pregnancy | 68 | 15 |
| Currently pregnant | 234 | 52 |
| Recent mothers (within the last 5 years) | 146 | 33 |
| Geographical health region | ||
| South-East Norway | 261 | 59 |
| West Norway | 98 | 22 |
| Mid-Norway | 50 | 11 |
| North Norway | 32 | 7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or cohabiting | 415 | 93 |
| Single or divorced/separated | 25 | 6 |
| Other | 8 | 2 |
| Educational attainment (current or at time of conception) | ||
| Primary school | 21 | 5 |
| High school | 96 | 21 |
| University/college | 316 | 71 |
| Other | 14 | 3 |
| Missing | <5 | — |
| Work situation (current or at time of conception) | ||
| Student | 32 | 7 |
| Home maker | 25 | 6 |
| Health worker (eg, medical doctor, nurse, pharmacist) | 76 | 17 |
| Other paid work | 255 | 57 |
| Jobseeker | 14 | 3 |
| Other | 46 | 10 |
| Norwegian as main language | ||
| Yes | 405 | 91 |
| No | 42 | 9 |
| Missing | <5 | — |
| Health-related characteristics | ||
| Self-reported number of mental illnesses* | ||
| 1 | 110 | 25 |
| 2 | 172 | 38 |
| 3 or more | 166 | 37 |
| Current symptoms of depression/anxiety | ||
| Yes (EPDS≥13) | 118 | 26 |
| Missing | <5 | — |
| Current broadly defined BED (yes)† | 85 | 19 |
| Had received or was currently receiving therapy | ||
| Yes | 230 | 51 |
| No | 208 | 46 |
| Missing | 10 | 2 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Perceived stigma for mental illnessठ| 9.1 | 4.1 |
| Perceived effectiveness of antidepressant in general¶ | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| Perceived effectiveness of antidepressant in pregnancy‡ | 5.3 | 3.9 |
*Participants were asked about their history of mental illness; this figure comprises number of psychiatric illnesses from more than 1 year before to the time of questionnaire completion.
†Other EDs were also measured, but had low prevalence in the sample.
‡Missing data were present for 4 (stigma scale), 7 (health region of residency), 85 (effectiveness of antidepressants in general) and 147 (effectiveness of antidepressants in pregnancy) women.
§Greater score corresponds to more indifference to stigma (ie, more positive attitudes).
¶Greater score corresponds to higher perceived effectiveness of antidepressants.
BED, binge-eating disorders; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.