PREDICTORS OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN DUBAI, A RAPIDLY GROWING MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
| Autor: | M. Alhammadi, Salwa, Abou Hashem, Lien, R. Abusbeih, Zainah, S. Alzaabi, Fatima, N. Alnuaimi, Salama, F. Jalabi, Ala, C. Nair, Satish, R. Carrick, Frederick, Abdulrahman, Mahera |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychiatria Danubina Volume 29 Issue suppl. 3 |
| ISSN: | 0353-5053 |
| Popis: | Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant public health problem adversely affecting mothers, their newborns, and other members of the family. Although PPD is common and potentially dangerous, only a minority of the cases are identified in primary health care settings during routine care, and the majority of depressed mothers in the community lies unrecognized and therefore untreated. Subjects and methods: In this study, a total of 1500 mothers were approached randomly, 808 accepted to participate, and 504 were within the inclusion criteria (women who had a birth of a singleton full-term healthy infant, had an uncomplicated pregnancy, and were within their one week to six months postpartum). The participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Results: A total of 168 women had an EPDS score 10, yielding a crude prevalence rate of 33%. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 14 out of 504 (3%), among which 11 (79%) had EPDS score of 10. We fitted multiple linear regression models to evaluate the predictors of variables measured on the EPDS scale. This model was statistically significant p |
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