Prevalence of Postpartum Distress and Accessibility to Mental Health Services in South Darfur, Nyala: April- May, 2018
Journal Title: Public Health Open Access - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Post-partum mental distress is recently recognized type of mental disease that can badly affect women after delivery in case the condition is not well addressed and treated promptly. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of post-partum distress and the accessibility to mental health services in South Darfur-Nyala City. Methodology: Convenience sampling was done 60 women in post-natal ward. Two questionnaires have been filled to assess the both prevalence of post-partum distress and the accessibility to mental services in Nyala city. Results: 35 women in the age group (21-25years) at 58.4% are predominant out of 60 women in developing mental health services. 51 women (85%) out of the total are house wives with great implication of daily tasks resulting in postnatal distress. 75.6% are normal delivery while 24.4% have been delivered by caesarian section. Recommendation: Awareness is the key element in improving the overall accessibility to mental health services and reducing the prevalence of the post-partum distress in women in this period. This is could be done through mental health campaigns. Conclusion: Competing factors have been the root cause in women presenting with mental distress during the postpartum period of which the overburden on women in taking care of expanded families, the poor education and the low income for most of families which as well a major factor in developing post-partum distress.
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Ekram AE, Babikir AN and Hawa ZI
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