Assessment of postnatal depression and some associated risk factors among mothers attending the immunisation outpatient department in a tertiary health care centre: a cross sectional study

Abstract

Background: Postpartum depression is a significant and common health problem that causes a considerable amount of impact to both the mother and baby and distress on the family and society. The objective of this study is to find out prevalence of postnatal depression among mothers attending immunization outpatient department (OPD) for immunization of their baby in a tertiary health care center and to study some risk factors responsible for it.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Maharashtra state during period September to February 2019. Total 188 mothers were screened for postpartum depression using local version of EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale).Results: 24 (12.76%) mothers were found to have a score of 10–12 indicating moderate depressive symptoms, and 18 mothers had a score of 13 and above. (9.57%). Risk factors found to be significantly associated with postnatal depression rural residence of mother, lack of support during and after pregnancy, history of domestic abuse, and stressful life events in the past year.Conclusions: Since the prevalence of EPDS score >13 was found to be high in the current study, we recommend routine screening for PPD in our population.

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“…The association between PPD and income is inconsistent. 18 55 While we did not observe any association, consonant with one study, 4 some studies have observed an association. 15 30 In Indian society, the birth of a male child is preferred.…”

“…The association of PPD with age is inconsistent. Some studies did not show any association with PPD, 4 10 18 54 while some did. 3 46 Few studies have reported that increasing age heightens the probability of having PPD, particularly after 30 years.…”

“…The prevalence of PPD is influenced by the tool used and the time of assessment after birth. Most psychiatrists and obstetricians consider the period up to 1 year, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] but the symptoms may persist longer. 11 Various secondary data analyses have estimated that globally about 10%-15% women suffer from PPD.…”