Correlates of postpartum common mental disorders: results from a population-based study in Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Journal: Archives of women's mental health

Volume: 19

Issue: 5

Year of Publication: 2018

Affiliated Institutions:  Duke University, Duke Global Health Institute, Trent Drive, Durham, NC, , USA. joy.baumgartner@duke.edu. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies; Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA. , FHI , P.O Box , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Bahirdar University, P.O Box , Bahirdar, Ethiopia. Amhara Regional Health Bureau, P.O. Box , Bahirdar, Ethiopia. Abt Associates, Montgomery Ave #N, Bethesda, MD, , USA. Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite , Washington, DC, , USA.

Abstract summary 

Postpartum common mental disorders are prevalent among women in Ethiopia. Data on associated factors are limited. This population-based study assessed mental health among 1294 nonpregnant, postpartum women in Amhara region. Poor health of the last delivered child and inequitable gender attitudes were associated with poor mental health among other factors. Social support from female friends was strongly protective. Community mental health services could strengthen social support between female friends with education and support group facilitation by health extension workers.

Authors & Co-authors:  Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Parcesepe Angela A Mekuria Yared Getachew YG Abitew Dereje Birhanu DB Gebeyehu Wondimu W Okello Francis F Shattuck Dominick D

Study Outcome 

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Authors :  7
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1007/s00737-016-0617-5
SSN : 1435-1102
Study Population
Women,Female
Mesh Terms
Adolescent
Other Terms
Ethiopia;Family planning;Mental disorder;Postpartum depression;Social support
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Ethiopia
Publication Country
Austria