ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2018
Domestic Violence as a Risk Factor for Postpartum Depression Among Ethiopian Women: Facility Based Study.
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- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy against adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2024Pooled it
- Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Substance use during pregnancy and risk of postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Nutritional factors and cross-national postpartum depression prevalence: an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of 412 studies from 46 countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Landscaping the evidence of intimate partner violence and postpartum depression: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of postpartum depression on exclusive breast-feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- Epidemiology of postnatal depression and its associated factors in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Maternal mental health and its influence on children's early development: Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Gestational Diabetes and Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Perinatal intimate partner violence among teen mothers and children's attachment disorders in Rwanda: potential mediating factors.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Palestinian Women in the Hebron Governorate, Palestine.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2024Article
- Mode of Delivery and Postpartum Depression: A Cohort Study.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2023Article
- Postpartum Depression Prevalence and Associated Factors: An Observational Study in Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Observational
- A comparative study of postnatal depression and associated factors in Gauteng and Free State provinces, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- Determinants of depressive symptoms among postpartum mothers: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia.BMJ open · 2022Article
- A meta-analysis on burden of postpartum depression and its predictors among lactating women in East African countries from 1998 up to 2018.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Among Women in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Magnitude and Determinant Factors of Postpartum Depression Among Mothers Attending Their Postnatal and Vaccination Services at Public Health Institutions of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 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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Abstract
backgroundMental illness in women leads to an increased maternal morbidity and mortality. Postpartum depression accommodates various groups of depressive disorders and syndromes that occur within the first immediate year after delivery. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of postpartum depression symptoms and correlates among mothers attending public health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
methodsFacility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 618 women in their postpartum period. Simple random sampling technique was used to select three out of ten sub cities in Addis Ababa. Then, nine health centers were selected by lottery method from the three sub-cities. The number of women included from each health center was determined by proportional allocation. Study participants were enrolled by systematic random sampling. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used at a cutoff point >13 to detect depression. Descriptive statistics were done. The bivariate and multivariate analysis was also carried out to identify predictors of postpartum depression.
resultsSignificant proportion 144 (23.3%) of the women had the symptom of postpartum depression. Respondents who were the victims of domestic violence [AOR 3.1; 95% CI: 1.6-5.9], reported to have diagnosed with postpartum depression [AOR 4.41; 95% CI: 2.4-8.3], and dissatisfied with their marriage [AOR 2.9; 95% CI: 1.5-5.6] had higher odds of reporting postpartum depression symptoms.
conclusionPostpartum depression is a common mental health problem during the postnatal period. Domestic violence was positively and significantly associated with the symptom of postpartum depression. Maternity services shall consider a sector that provides health care for women who encounter violence and develop symptoms of postpartum depression.
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