ArticleInternational journal of women's health2020
The Effect of Early Childhood Sexual Abuse on Mental Health Among Postpartum Women Visiting Public Health Facilities in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: Multicenter Study.
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- The epidemiology of maternal mental health in Africa: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- The association between sexual violence and mental disorders among women victim-survivors in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Childhood abuse and perinatal outcomes for mother and child: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Adults Suffering from Violence Are at Risk of Poor Prognosis in Taiwan, 2000-2015.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a scarcity of evidence regarding the effects of early childhood sexual abuse on mental health among women in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of postpartum depression and associated factors among postnatal women in care in public health facilities of Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia. This study also aimed at evaluating the effect of early childhood sexual abuse on postpartum depression.
methodsA multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among 988 postpartum women in care at Bahir Dar city's public health facilities. A two-stage sampling technique and interviewer administered structured questionnaire were utilized. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with a cutoff point of ≥ 12 was employed to report postpartum depression. Binary logistic regression model was fitted and the level of significance was reported based on AOR with 95% CI at p-value of < 0.05.
resultsThe prevalence of postpartum depression was 33.8% (95% CI: 31, 37) and 55.3% (95% CI: 46, 64) among all study participants and mothers having a history of childhood sexual abuse, respectively. Participants' age of < 25 years (AOR = 3.1; 95% CI: 1.9, 5.3) and 25-34 years (AOR= 2.0; 95% CI: 1.3, 3.2), family size of >5 (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.1, 5.7), alcohol use (AOR = 2.2; 95% CI: 1.6, 2.9), history of childhood sexual abuse (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.9, 4.3), joblessness (AOR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1, 1.9) and growing up with biological mothers (AOR = 0.5; 95% CI: 0.4, 0.8) have stastical significant association with postpartum depression as compared to the respective reference group.
conclusionA significantly higher burden of postpartum depression was observed among mothers with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Thus, controlling childhood sexual abuse and other psychosocial determinants would improve maternal mental wellness.
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