The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a nonpsychotic mental health condition associated with child birth. It poses a major global public health challenge as it remains unrecognized most of the time and impairs both the immediate and long-term health of both the mother and child. The study was c...
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| author | Dharti J. Kansagra Chikitsa D. Amin Rajendra B. Chauhan |
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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a nonpsychotic mental health condition associated with child birth. It poses a major global public health challenge as it remains unrecognized most of the time and impairs both the immediate and long-term health of both the mother and child. The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors for PPD.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 women who delivered babies within the past 1–12 months and attending a tertiary care hospital during April to November 2021. Systemic random sampling was used to obtain the desired sample size. Basic sociodemographic variables (age, duration of postpartum period, residence, religion, education, occupation, birth spacing, complication during pregnancy, desired gender of child, birth weight of baby) related to pregnancy were collected. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to estimate the prevalence of PPD.
Results:
The prevalence of PPD in the study was 14.2%. The mean ± standard deviation age of women was 27.1 ± 4.7 years. Sociodemographic factors such as maternal age, low level of education, and family type and obstetric factors such as age at first pregnancy, parity, and history of abortion were significantly associated with PPD (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Risk factors related to sociodemographic and obstetric history were found to be significantly associated with PPD. To prevent major depression in postpartum, early detection and timely referral are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3cfe60b701b4af19294ef8bb93915c12025-02-06T05:32:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812025-01-01501707510.4103/ijcm.ijcm_232_23The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional StudyDharti J. KansagraChikitsa D. AminRajendra B. ChauhanBackground: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a nonpsychotic mental health condition associated with child birth. It poses a major global public health challenge as it remains unrecognized most of the time and impairs both the immediate and long-term health of both the mother and child. The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors for PPD. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 women who delivered babies within the past 1–12 months and attending a tertiary care hospital during April to November 2021. Systemic random sampling was used to obtain the desired sample size. Basic sociodemographic variables (age, duration of postpartum period, residence, religion, education, occupation, birth spacing, complication during pregnancy, desired gender of child, birth weight of baby) related to pregnancy were collected. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to estimate the prevalence of PPD. Results: The prevalence of PPD in the study was 14.2%. The mean ± standard deviation age of women was 27.1 ± 4.7 years. Sociodemographic factors such as maternal age, low level of education, and family type and obstetric factors such as age at first pregnancy, parity, and history of abortion were significantly associated with PPD (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Risk factors related to sociodemographic and obstetric history were found to be significantly associated with PPD. To prevent major depression in postpartum, early detection and timely referral are needed.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_232_23edinburgh postnatal depression scalepostpartum depressionpostpartum womenprevalencerisk factorswestern india |
| spellingShingle | Dharti J. Kansagra Chikitsa D. Amin Rajendra B. Chauhan The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study Indian Journal of Community Medicine edinburgh postnatal depression scale postpartum depression postpartum women prevalence risk factors western india |
| title | The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression in western india a cross sectional study |
| topic | edinburgh postnatal depression scale postpartum depression postpartum women prevalence risk factors western india |
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