Factors associated with depressive symptoms among postpartum mothers in a rural district in Uganda

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• 作者：Tracy Alexis Kakyo ; RN ; BSN^a ; ^{kakyotracy@yahoo.com} (Nurse&ndash ; Midwife) ; Joshua Kanaabi Muliira ; RN ; MA ; MSN ; DNP^b ; ^{jkmuliira@gmail.com} (Assistant Professor of Nursing) ; Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda ; RN ; BSN ; MSc^c ; ^{snmbalinda@gmail.com} (Head Department of Nursing ; Lecturer of Midwifery) ; Irene Betty Kizza ; RN ; BSN ; MSN^c ; ^{irenekizza@gmail.com} (Lecturer of Midwifery) ; Rhoda Suubi Muliira ; RN ; BSN ; MSc^b ; ^{suubiracs@gmail.com} (Lecturer of Maternal Health)
• 关键词：Post partum ; Depressive symptoms ; Male partners ; Rural Uganda
• 刊名：Midwifery
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：224_02666138
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：28
• 期：3
• 页码：374-379
• 文件大小：212 K

摘要

Objective

across Africa the prevalence of postpartum depression is a major health problem affecting mothers, their infants and families. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors associated with postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) among women living in a rural Ugandan district.

Design

descriptive correlation design.

Setting

Young-Child's Clinic of a public hospital, providing postpartum care services to approximately 450 women and their babies per month in a rural district of Uganda.

Participants

202 postpartum women who have lived in the rural district both during pregnancy and postpartum period following birth of the current infant of age 鈮?2 weeks.

Measurements

PDS were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Findings

participants' mean age and number of children were 24卤4.33 years and 2.85卤1.26 children, respectively. Majority of participants were married (61%), delivered the current infant by normal vaginal delivery (91%) at a health facility (86%) and experienced no complications (80%). The mean EPDS score for the sample was 9.5卤0.18 and 43%of the participants were found to have PDS (scores 鈮?0). Statistically significant relationships were found between PDS and factors such as number of female sexual partners the husband has (r=0. 28, p鈮?.01); current problems in marriage (r=0.22, p鈮?.01), participant's parity (r=鈭?.24, p鈮?.05), infant's ability to breast feed (r=0.28, p鈮?.05) and husband support during the postpartum period (r=0. 20, p鈮?.05).

Conclusion

male partners of postpartum women are a major source of factors associated with PDS in rural areas.

Implication for practice

midwifery practitioners in rural settings should emphasise psychosocial assessment and male involvement in postpartum care to increase opportunities of identifying mothers at risk of PDS and implementation of interventions targeting men.