Open AccessThe Effect of Early Childhood Sexual Abuse on Mental Health Among Postpartum Women Visiting Public Health Facilities in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Habte Belete,
Eyaya Misgan,
Muhabaw Shumye Mihret
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s283924
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual abuse , postpartum depression , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , public health , mental health , depression (economics) , demography , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , pregnancy , anxiety , depressive symptoms , nursing , macroeconomics , sociology , biology , economics , genetics
There is a scarcity of evidence regarding the effects of early childhood sexual abuse on mental health among women in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of postpartum depression and associated factors among postnatal women in care in public health facilities of Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia. This study also aimed at evaluating the effect of early childhood sexual abuse on postpartum depression.