A study on prevalence of post-partum depression and its associated risk factors
Journal Title: Telangana Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Postnatal depression PND is a common psychiatric disorder and is considered a serious public health issue It is diagnosed in about 50 of the women during first year after deliveryObjective To assess the prevalence of PND and study the associated risk factorsMaterials and Methods The study was conducted in government Obstetrics Gynecology Hospital in Khammam Telangana from September 2016 to March 2017 A total of 150 women after delivery were included in the study A semi structured proforma for sociodemographic details and the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale EPDS for screening for depressive symptoms were used to collect data from women between 1st and 8th postpartum weeks Institutes ethics committee approval was taken and consent taken from study participantsResults Prevalence of PND was 24 PND showed significant association with primiparous women husbands occupation unplanned pregnancy and women who preferred male child but gave birth to a female childConclusion PND screening should be an integral part of postnatal care so that they are counseled early thereby preventing future complicationsKeywords Postnatal dpression PND Edinburg postnatal depression scale EPDS Postpartum
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Raghuram Macharapu, Sujitha Gurram, Vijay Kumar M, Pramod KR Mallepalli, Ravulapati Sateesh Babu
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