ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Need for Universal Screening for Postnatal Depression in South Africa: Confirmation from a Sub-District in Pretoria, South Africa.
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- Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled 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
- Exploring perinatal depression and its influencing factors: a cross-sectional study among pregnant women and mothers of children under two years in Burera district, Rwanda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Exploring the effects of mental health on bonding and caregiving among pregnant and postpartum persons with likely depression and/or PTSD in South Africa: a qualitative analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Diagnosis of postpartum depression and associated factors in South Africa: a cohort study of 47,697 women.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally adapted nonspecialist delivery Problem-Solving Therapy: Friendship Bench Intervention for perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy increases risk of postpartum depression among urban adolescent mothers in South Africa.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of implementation outcomes of an integrated group postpartum and well-child care model at clinics in Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Maternal Depression and Anxiety Among African Immigrant Women in Alberta, Canada: Quantitative Cross-sectional Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Evaluation of implementation outcomes of an integrated group postpartum and well-child care model at clinics in Malawi.Research square · 2023Article
- 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
- Predictors of postnatal depression in the slums Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Neglecting Maternal Depression Compromises Child Health and Development Outcomes, and Violates Children's Rights in South Africa.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Although postnatal depression (PND) is a worldwide public health problem, it is relatively higher in developing countries, including countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Postnatal depression is not routinely screened for in primary healthcare facilities in South Africa, despite its reported compromise on mother and child health. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of, as well as factors associated with, postnatal depression in a sample of clinic attendees in a sub district in Tshwane, South Africa. A quantitative and cross-sectional survey was conducted in a sample of 406 women in three healthcare facilities. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to collect data from women who had infants between the ages of 0 and 12 months. The cut-off point for the EPDS for the depressed category was a score of 13 out of a maximum of 30. The majority of the women (57.14%,
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