Postpartum Depression: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among Women in Sindh, Pakistan

IntroductionChildbirth represents for women a time of vulnerability to postpartum mood disorders. These disorders range in severity from the early maternal blues to postpartum psychosis. Along this spectrum is postpartum depression (PPD) that may have many risk factors.ObjectivesThe study aims to examine the prevalence of PPD and associated risk factors among a sample of Tunisian women receiving cares in the hospital of Sfax.MethodsThis is a descriptive cross-sectional study regarding 150 parturients examined during the first and the sixth week post-delivery. The EPDS (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale) was used to assess PPD.ResultsThe total sample had a mean age of 29.61 years. During the sixth week study period, 126 of 150 were examined. Almost all of the women have a low school level (82.7%). Only 9.3% had a personal psychiatric history. Multiparity was found in 43.3% of cases. The current pregnancy was undesired in 15.3% of cases. Sympathetic signs of pregnancy were reported by 64.7% of women. The prevalence of PPD in the first week was 14.7% and 19.8% in the sixth week after delivery. The PPD was associated with the maternal age (> 35 years), the low school level, the existence of mood personal background, the parity, the difficulty to accept the pregnancy and sympathetic signs of pregnancy.ConclusionPostpartum depression is common on our sample. Identifying risk factors of PPD allows clinicians to detect subgroups of women with an increased vulnerability who might receive early psychiatric care.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of postpartum depression: a cross sectional study

Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo) ◽

10.1590/0101-60830000000242 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 106-109

Author(s):

REDA GOWEDA ◽

TAYSEER METWALLY

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Prevalence of Postpartum Depression and Associated Risk Factors Among Women in Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia

Cureus ◽

10.7759/cureus.14603 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Najma A Alsayed ◽

Jamelah F Altayyeb ◽

Laura S Althuniyyan ◽

Shatha K Alzubaidi ◽

Fayssal Farahat

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Knowledge of Postpartum Depression and its Associated Risk Factors Among Nurse-Midwives in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research ◽

10.4314/sljbr.v8i2.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Joel Adeleke Afolayan ◽

Olayinka A Onasoga ◽

F.M. Rejuaro ◽

Yusuf, Abdur-Rashid Gambari ◽

Chibuike Onuabueke

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Nurse Midwives ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Evaluation of prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: a cross-sectional analytic study

Gynecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine ◽

10.21613/gorm.2020.1109 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Gaye Kahveci ◽

Bekir Kahveci ◽

Hamza Aslanhan ◽

Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Health Problem ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Antenatal Depression ◽

Analytic Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Inadequate Care ◽

The Difference ◽

Associated Risk Factors

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and associated risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Study design: The population of this cross-sectional analytic study consisted of 311 women who were admitted to our hospital at 4-6 weeks after birth. The data were collected between April-June 2018 by applying a sociodemographic data form consisting of 44 questions and the EPDS consisting of 10 questions. We used the EPDS in postpartum period to divide parturients into those with (n=47) and without (n=264) PPD using a cut-off score of ³ 13. The primary outcome is the prevalence of PPD, while the secondary outcomes are associated risk factors.Results: The PPD prevalence was 15.1% (n=47). In the PPD group, the difference was highly significant in terms of abortion, antenatal depression, inadequate care for the baby and health problem in the newborn [0.6±0.9 vs. 0.2±0.6, 13 (37.1%) vs. 27 (10.5%), 9 (56.3%) vs. 38 (12.9%), 12 (36.4%) vs. 35 (12.6%), respectively] (p<0.001). The logistic regression analysis revealed that abortion increased PPD by 1.64 fold (1.13-2.37% at 95% CI), antenatal depression by 5.04 fold (2.38-10.68% at 95% CI), inadequate care for the baby by 6.28 fold (1.89-20.86% at 95% CI), and health problem in the newborn increased PPD by 3.59 fold (1.43-8.99% at 95% CI).Conclusion: PPD is a health problem that can affect primarily mother and child. Therefore, it is important to determine highly predictable risk factors using a scale (e.g. EPDS) for early diagnosis and timely treatment of symptoms.

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