Mother-Father Differences in Postnatal Psychological Distress and Its Determinants in Iran
| Autor: | Moradali Zareipour, Shayesteh Shirzadi, Hassan Mahmoodi, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Farzaneh Golboni, Haidar Nadrian |
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| Přispěvatelé: | This study was funded by Student Research Committee in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (grant number 93-10-15). |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) medicine Postnatal psychological distress 030212 general & internal medicine postpartum Psychiatry Socioeconomic status Response rate (survey) Pregnancy parents GHQ-28 mental health business.industry lcsh:R Psychological distress General Medicine medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Telephone interview Medicine Anxiety Public Health medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Feb 15 (OAMJMS); 91-96 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 91-96 (2017) Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol 5, No 1 (2017): Feb 15 (OAMJMS); 91-96 |
| ISSN: | 1857-9655 |
| Popis: | AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the mother-father differences in Postnatal Psychological Distress (PPD) and its determinants among the parents with 8-weeks old children.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, applying simple random sampling, 306 postnatal parents with an 8-weeks old infant in Saqqez County, Iran, were invited to answer the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) items through the telephone interview. Fifty-eight subjects declined to participate in the study (Response Rate = 81.04%). The data were analysed using the SPSS Statistics v. 21.RESULTS: About 16.9% of all the parents had PPD. The difference in the prevalence of PPD in three dimensions between the two groups were statistically significant (p < 0.01): social dysfunction (25.8% for fathers vs. 5.6% for mothers), somatic disorders (21% for fathers vs. 7.3% for mothers), and anxiety (21% for fathers vs. 6.5% for mothers). The mode of delivery of the mothers and the level of education, the number of children, monthly income, and being consent with pregnancy among the fathers were significant predictors for PPD.CONCLUSION: The level of PPD was more prevalent among the new fathers compared to the new mothers. Among the fathers, but not the mothers, socioeconomic characteristics were contributed to PPD. Considering the differences in risk factors for maternal and paternal PPD, our findings may help family health care providers and policymakers in designing gender-specific intervention programs and diagnosis tools aimed at PPD prevention among new parents. |
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