Open AccessAn epidemiological study on depression among women during postpartum period in an urban slum of Bhubaneswar
Author(s) -
Krishna Mishra,
Ipsa Mohapatra,
Rabindranath Rout
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_793_20
Subject(s) - medicine , childbirth , postpartum depression , depression (economics) , postpartum period , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , slum , epidemiology , mental health , incidence (geometry) , public health , demography , pregnancy , depressive symptoms , environmental health , psychiatry , population , cognition , genetics , physics , nursing , sociology , biology , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Depression accounts for the greatest burden of all mental health problems, and is expected to become the second-highest among all health problems by 2020. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health problem with a peak incidence at 4-6 weeks postpartum, affecting 22% of women within a year of childbirth in India. It has an impact on the mother, her partner, the family, mother-baby bonding and the long-term emotional and cognitive development of the baby. The aim of the study was to: 1.To find out the prevalence of depression among women during the postpartum period 2.To identify the factors associated with depressive symptoms among them.