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Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study

Postpartum depression is a worldwide public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is reported to be greater in developing countries than in developed countries. However, to the best of our knowledge, no papers on postpartum depression in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have be...

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Autores principales: Inthaphatha, Souphalak, Yamamoto, Eiko, Louangpradith, Viengsakhone, Takahashi, Yuki, Phengsavanh, Alongkone, Kariya, Tetsuyoshi, Saw, Yu Mon, Hamajima, Nobuyuki
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33275620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243463
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author Inthaphatha, Souphalak
Yamamoto, Eiko
Louangpradith, Viengsakhone
Takahashi, Yuki
Phengsavanh, Alongkone
Kariya, Tetsuyoshi
Saw, Yu Mon
Hamajima, Nobuyuki
author_facet Inthaphatha, Souphalak
Yamamoto, Eiko
Louangpradith, Viengsakhone
Takahashi, Yuki
Phengsavanh, Alongkone
Kariya, Tetsuyoshi
Saw, Yu Mon
Hamajima, Nobuyuki
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description Postpartum depression is a worldwide public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is reported to be greater in developing countries than in developed countries. However, to the best of our knowledge, no papers on postpartum depression in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have been published. In order to strengthen maternal and child health, the current situation of postpartum depression should be understood. This study aims to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression and identify factors associated with postpartum depression in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Study participants were 428 women 6–8 weeks postpartum who visited four central hospitals in Vientiane Capital for postnatal care from July to August 2019. Structured questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic, obstetrical and infant, and psychiatric data about the women and their partners. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to identify suspected cases of postpartum depression with the cut-off score of 9/10. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine independent factors that were associated with suspected postpartum depression (EPDS ≥10). The mean age of the 428 women was 28.1 years, and the prevalence of suspected postpartum depression was 31.8%. Multivariable logistic regression using variables that were statistically significant on bivariate analyses indicated that three variables were associated with suspected postpartum depression: unintended pregnancy (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.00–2.73, P = 0.049), low birth satisfaction (AOR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.00–3.43, P = 0.049), and depression during pregnancy (AOR = 3.99, 95% CI 2.35–6.77, P <0.001). In this study, unintended pregnancy, low birth satisfaction, and depression during pregnancy were independent risk factors for postpartum depression. These results suggest that the mental health of pregnant women should be monitored, and that health care services, especially family planning and supportive birth care, should be strengthened to prevent postpartum depression.
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spelling pubmed-77175442020-12-09 Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study Inthaphatha, Souphalak Yamamoto, Eiko Louangpradith, Viengsakhone Takahashi, Yuki Phengsavanh, Alongkone Kariya, Tetsuyoshi Saw, Yu Mon Hamajima, Nobuyuki PLoS One Research Article Postpartum depression is a worldwide public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is reported to be greater in developing countries than in developed countries. However, to the best of our knowledge, no papers on postpartum depression in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have been published. In order to strengthen maternal and child health, the current situation of postpartum depression should be understood. This study aims to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression and identify factors associated with postpartum depression in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Study participants were 428 women 6–8 weeks postpartum who visited four central hospitals in Vientiane Capital for postnatal care from July to August 2019. Structured questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic, obstetrical and infant, and psychiatric data about the women and their partners. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to identify suspected cases of postpartum depression with the cut-off score of 9/10. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine independent factors that were associated with suspected postpartum depression (EPDS ≥10). The mean age of the 428 women was 28.1 years, and the prevalence of suspected postpartum depression was 31.8%. Multivariable logistic regression using variables that were statistically significant on bivariate analyses indicated that three variables were associated with suspected postpartum depression: unintended pregnancy (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.00–2.73, P = 0.049), low birth satisfaction (AOR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.00–3.43, P = 0.049), and depression during pregnancy (AOR = 3.99, 95% CI 2.35–6.77, P <0.001). In this study, unintended pregnancy, low birth satisfaction, and depression during pregnancy were independent risk factors for postpartum depression. These results suggest that the mental health of pregnant women should be monitored, and that health care services, especially family planning and supportive birth care, should be strengthened to prevent postpartum depression. Public Library of Science 2020-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7717544/ /pubmed/33275620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243463 Text en © 2020 Inthaphatha et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Inthaphatha, Souphalak
Yamamoto, Eiko
Louangpradith, Viengsakhone
Takahashi, Yuki
Phengsavanh, Alongkone
Kariya, Tetsuyoshi
Saw, Yu Mon
Hamajima, Nobuyuki
Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_full Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_short Factors associated with postpartum depression among women in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_sort factors associated with postpartum depression among women in vientiane capital, lao people’s democratic republic: a cross-sectional study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33275620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243463
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