Authors
Qiping Fan, Qian Long, Vijitha De Silva, Nishan Gunarathna, Upul Jayathilaka, Thushani Dabrera, Henry Lynn, Truls Østbye
Publication date
2020/1/1
Journal
Asian journal of psychiatry
Volume
47
Pages
101855
Publisher
Elsevier Science BV
Description
Background
Previous studies in Sri Lanka have shown a high prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD). Postpartum depression screening using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been validated and included in routine postnatal care in 2012.
Objectives
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PPD at 10 days and 4 weeks postpartum in 2017 in two medical officer of health (MOH) areas in Sri Lanka, and to assess the association between risk factors and postpartum depression.
Methods
An EPDS total score higher than 9 was used to estimate the prevalence of postpartum depression. PPD outcomes were assessed by mothers’ responses to the EPDS. Potential risk factors were extracted from routine paper-based medical records. The associations were examined using simple and multivariable linear regression and multivariate logistic regression models.
Results
A total of 1349 mothers in …
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