Steven Lehrer, Peter H Rheinstein
Circulating Chlamydia Trachomatis Antigens in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease
In vivo (Athens, Greece)
postpartum depression ppd significant mental health concern affecting mothers globally however research ppd prevalence risk factors najran city saudi arabia limited crosssectional study aimed determine prevalence risk factors associated ppd among mothers najran city questionnairebased study conducted september 2023 january 2024 involving 420 mothers aged 1650 years newborns 210 weeks delivery questionnaire included demographic information arabic version edinburgh postnatal depression scale epds statistical analysis utilized spss software v 26 including descriptive statistics mannwhitney u test kruskalwallis h test logistic regression majority participants aged 2035 years 614 saudi nationals 876 university education 514 epds scores indicated 667 mothers screened positive possible depression significant associations found higher epds scores factors unemployment p 0004 younger age p 0003 caesarean delivery p 0043 mental illness p 00001 lack adequate family support p 00001 higher stress levels p 00001 study revealed high prevalence ppd among mothers najran city sociodemographic obstetric psychosocial factors significantly influencing ppd risk findings emphasize need targeted interventions support systems address maternal mental health needs effectively