Arzija Pasalic, Sabina Segalo, Suada Brankovic, Jasmina Mahmutovic, Hadzan Konjo
The Proportion and Type of Carbohydrates in the Diets of Children in Early Adolescence
Materia socio-medica
postpartum depression ppd serious disorder affects women worldwide making crucial public health concern one prevalent childbirth complications assessing perspectives saudi women towards ppd essential addressing issue developing effective solutions study aimed assess knowledge attitude saudi women ppd king abdulaziz medical city western region study employed descriptive crosssectional research design included 226 women recruited convenience sampling obstetrics gynaecology outpatient department king abdulaziz medical city jeddah data collected using structured questionnaire 3 main sections sociodemographic characteristics knowledge regarding risk factors symptoms ppd attitude ppd mean score sd knowledge scale 318 62 535 participants good level knowledge ppd mean score sd attitude scale 271 28 473 participants positive attitude towards ppd significant differences identified knowledge scale women postgraduates working health sector unpregnant scored higher knowledge scale compared others p 008 p 02 p 008 respectively findings study indicate womens knowledge ppd generally good however many held negative attitudes towards ppd findings underscore importance proper education improve mental health literacy address prejudices negative stereotypes related ppd among saudi women