Prevalence of and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community in South Africa
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
; 7(1): 1-8, 2015. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Knowledge about postnatal depression (PND) and associated risk factors whichin fluence the development of PND is vital for early detection, intervention and prevention.Setting:
The study was conducted in primary health care clinics (PHC) in the Witzenberg subdistrict, a rural community in South Africa.Objectives:
Objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of PND and to identify the contributing risk factors associated with PND.Methods:
A descriptive cross sectional research design with a quantitative approach was applied. The target population was mothers, 18 years and older. A convenience sampling method was used to select a sample of 159 (10%) from a population of 1605 live births. Th eEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), two validated self-rating questionnaires; including a questionnaire based on demographical, psychosocial and obstetrical data; were applied. The data was analysed using various statistical tests to determine statistical associations between variables using a 95% confidence interval.Results:
PND was a serious health problem with 50.3% of the mothers who suffered from PND. A BDI analysis showed that of the participants who had PND; 28.8% was severe, 48.8% moderate and 22.5% mild. Factors influencing the development of PND included most participants (63.5%) were unmarried, 61.3% were unemployed and the majority (53.8%) had a history of a psychiatric illness. Significant associations between PND and unplanned and unwelcome babies (p 0.01); partner relationship (p 0.01), were identified.Conclusion:
Prevention, early detection, appropriate referral and treatment of PND are critical in managing maternal, child and family well-being
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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South Africa
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Risk Factors
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Depression, Postpartum
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Early Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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