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Prevalence and associated factors of post-partum depression in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prenatal exposure to nicotine and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of perinatal depression in Ethiopia: An umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis studies.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for postpartum depression: an umbrella review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Social support as a coping resource for psychosocial conditions in postpartum period: a systematic review and logic framework.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Global prevalence of post-abortion depression: systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Associations between constructs related to social relationships and mental health conditions and symptoms: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Postpartum Depression Based on Diagnostic Interviews: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2023Pooled it
- Mapping global prevalence of depression among postpartum women.Translational psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Psychosocial and structural factors associated with postpartum depressive symptoms and maternal continuum of care in Borama, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study.Global health action · 2026Article
- Prospective cohort study of postpartum depressive symptoms and associated risk factors among women with and without preeclampsia in Sidama Region, Ethiopia.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Postpartum depression among mothers attending postnatal clinics in Bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the post-COVID-19 era: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Maternal Depression and Its Association With Child Undernutrition in Urban Ethiopia.International journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Occurrence of postnatal depression and its risk factors in a rural area of northern India: A prospective cohort study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Factors Influencing Postpartum Depression in Nepal: An Integrative Review.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Review
- Major depression among pregnant women attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Northern Uganda assessed using DSM-V criteria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Trends in the prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression in Bangladesh: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Depression and anxiety symptoms among women in post-conflict Somalia: a cross-sectional study in maternal and child health centres.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Postpartum Depression among Women in Eastern Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- [Risk of postpartum depression in primary care].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024Observational
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, post-partum depression is a major public health problem and is associated with a harmful effect on the infant, child, and mothers' mental, physical, and social health. Although a few post-partum depression studies have been published, we still lack an accurate estimated pooled prevalence of national PPD and associated factors.
objectivesThis study aims to show the estimated pooled prevalence of PPD and associated factors in Ethiopia.
methodsWe conduct the extensive search of articles as indicated in the guideline (PRISMA), reporting systematic review and meta-analysis. Databases like MEDLINE, PubMed, psych INFO, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library. All publications and grey literature were addressed by using MeSH terms and keywords. The pooled estimated effect of post-partum depression and associated factors was analyzed using the random effect model meta-analysis, and 95% CI was also considered. PROTOCOL AND REGISTRATION: PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020176769 Available from https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020176769.
resultA total of 11 studies with 7,582 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The estimated pooled prevalence of post-partum depression (PPD) was 22.08%, with a 95% CI (17.66%, 26.49). For factors associated with post-partum depression, a random effect size model was used during meta-analysis; unplanned pregnancy [(OR = 2.84; 95% CI (2.04, 3.97)], domestic violence [OR = 3.14; 95% CI (2.59, 3.80)], and poor social support [OR = 3.57;95% CI (2.29,5.54) were positively associated factors with post-partum depression. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The estimated pooled prevalence of post-partum depression was high in Ethiopia. Unplanned pregnancy, poor social support, and domestic violence were factors affecting PPD. Therefore, the Ethiopian policymakers and health personnel better give more emphasis to mothers who had a history of unplanned pregnancy, domestic violence, and poor social support.
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