Krishna Mishra|Ipsa Mohapatra|RashmiRanjan Rout
An epidemiological study on depression among women during postpartum period in an urban slum of Bhubaneswar
KIIT University|Institute of Medical Sciences|KIIT University|Institute of Medical Sciences|KIIT University|Institute of Medical Sciences
depression accounts greatest burden mental health problems expected become secondhighest among health problems 2020 postpartum depression ppd major public health problem peak incidence 46 weeks postpartum affecting 22 women within year childbirth india impact mother partner family motherbaby bonding longterm emotional cognitive development baby aim study 1to find prevalence depression among women postpartum period 2to identify factors associated depressive symptoms among thema crosssectional study conducted urban slum bhubaneswar july 2017 january 2018 among sample 60 postnatal mothers delivered last six months selected simple random sampling technique edinburgh postnatal depression scale epds used identify mothers risk postnatal depression score 13 considered positive depressive symptomsthe prevalence ppd found 857 religion found statistically significant factor associated ppd factors like literacy status socioeconomic status high parity sex newborn mode delivery also found association ppdthis study identified certain sociodemographic obstetric risk factors postnatal depressive symptoms community setting urban slum screening risk factors help designing preventive strategies identifying ppd