Postpartum Depression among Women using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at Maternity Hospital in Omdurman Locality
Postpartum Depression among Women using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at Maternity Hospital in Omdurman Locality
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Date
2025-04
Authors
Ebtehag Adam Abdo Hamid
Faiza Taha
Ihsan Alyamni Abdallah
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Napata College
Abstract
Background: Postpartum Depression is a serious public health problem that leads to
high maternal morbidity and mortality, enormously affecting the infant, family and
society. Aim: The study aimed to assess postnatal women with Edinburgh Postnatal
Depression Scale, to identify postpartum depression among women. Methods: This
was a hospital –based cross-sectional which was carried out in two maternity hospitals
in Omdurman locality. It included (142) participants, selected through systematic
sampling method. The data was collected by interviews questionnaire focus on
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (the maximum attainable score was 30. Scoring
of < 8- not likely, 9-11 - possible, 12-13-Fairly high possibility, 14 or higher probable
depression), and data were analyzed by the Statistical Package of Social Sciences,
version 25, descriptive and inferential statistics used and a significance test was
checked by chi-square test and p –value 0.05 accepted and data were presented in
form of tables and figure. Results: The majority of the participants were between 20-
24 years of age, 58.5 % had insufficient income, more than half of participants their
current pregnancy wanted and unplanned 54% and 57 % not received support from
their husband, 49% of participants had probable depression and experiences
depressive symptoms. In our study there was statistically significant association between current pregnancy wanted and unplanned (p-value 0.042), monthly income of
family (p-value = 0. 079), and not received support from their husband (p-value
0.048) and Postnatal Depression status. Conclusion: Based on this study postpartum
depression was highly probable among women and this indicates that a significant
proportion of postpartum women experience depressive symptoms.
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