Trial reportPloS one2015
Postnatal depression among rural women in South India: do socio-demographic, obstetric and pregnancy outcome have a role to play?
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- Global Prevalence of Perinatal Depression and Its Determinants Among Rural Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression in the Middle East: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- Postnatal depression and its association with adverse infant health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Postpartum depression in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2017Pooled it
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- A scoping study of postpartum mental health problems and associated factors: opportunities for research and practice.Discover mental health · 2025Review
- Factors associated with knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to perinatal depression screening among rural maternal and child health workers: a multi-center cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and Determinants of Postnatal Depression in Ernakulam District, India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Article
- Association between the person-centered maternity care experience and mental health after delivery in urban and rural Dhading, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- SMARThealth PRegnancy And Mental Health study: protocol for a situational analysis of perinatal mental health in women living in rural India.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Depression and Its Determinants among Postpartum Mothers Attending at Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal.International journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Antenatal Depression among Pregnant Women Attending Tertiary Care Hospitals in South India.Depression research and treatment · 2022Article
- Incidence of Postpartum Depression and Its Association With Antenatal Psychiatric Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study in 25 Villages of Rural South Karnataka.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2022Article
- A community-based cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of post-partum depression: Why are the mothers depressed?Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
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- Is physical activity in pregnancy associated with prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms?: Results from MAASTHI cohort study in South India.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionPostnatal depression (PND) is one of the most common psychopathology and is considered as a serious public health issue because of its devastating effects on mother, family, and infant or the child.
objectiveTo elicit socio-demographic, obstetric and pregnancy outcome predictors of Postnatal Depression (PND) among rural postnatal women in Karnataka state, India.
designHospital based analytical cross sectional study.
settingA rural tertiary care hospital of Mandya District, Karnataka state, India. SAMPLE: PND prevalence based estimated sample of 102 women who came for postnatal follow up from 4th to 10th week of lactation.
methodStudy participants were interviewed using validated kannada version of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Cut-off score of ≥ 13 was used as high risk of PND. The percentage of women at risk of PND was estimated, and differences according to socio-demographic, obstetric and pregnancy outcome were described. Logistic regression was applied to identify the independent predictors of PND risk.
main outcome measuresPrevalence, Odds ratio (OR) and adjusted (adj) OR of PND.
resultsPrevalence of PND was 31.4% (95% CI 22.7-41.4%). PND showed significant (P < 0.05) association with joint family, working women, non-farmer husbands, poverty, female baby and pregnancy complications or known medical illness. In binomial logistic regression poverty (adjOR: 11.95, 95% CI:1.36-105), birth of female baby (adjOR: 3.6, 95% CI:1.26-10.23) and pregnancy complications or known medical illness (adjOR: 17.4, 95% CI:2.5-121.2) remained as independent predictors of PND.
conclusionRisk of PND among rural postnatal women was high (31.4%). Birth of female baby, poverty and complications in pregnancy or known medical illness could predict the high risk of PND. PND screening should be an integral part of postnatal care. Capacity building of grass root level workers and feasibility trials for screening PND by them are needed.
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