ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025
Mothers at risk of postpartum depression and its determinants: A perspective from the urban Jharkhand, India.
Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psychological experiences and needs of perinatal women experiencing intimate partner violence: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Trajectories of Perinatal Depressive Symptoms from the Second Trimester to Three Months Postpartum and Their Dynamic Relationship with Social Support: A Prospective Cohort Study in Beijing, China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant mental health issue affecting mothers globally, with varying prevalence across different settings. This study aimed to determine the magnitude and identify the risk factors for PPD among urban mothers in Jharkhand using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 postpartum women. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire. PPD was assessed using the EPDS, with a score of ≥10 indicating symptoms suggestive of PPD. Various sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychosocial factors were analyzed to determine their association with PPD using descriptive and inferential analyses. Results: The prevalence of PPD was 18.5% ( Conclusion: The study highlights a high prevalence of PPD, emphasizing the need for routine mental health screening and psychosocial interventions. Improving ANC, strengthening family and community support, and integrating mental health services into maternal healthcare could help mitigate the burden of PPD.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.