title: Risk factors of postpartum depression and EPDS scores in a group of Nigerian women.
abstract: A sample of 252 women was studied for postpartum depression (PPD) in a 68-bed maternity hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. After obtaining consent, they were assessed using: (1) a questionnaire on socio-demographic profile and risk factors of PPD; (2) the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and when necessary with (3) the depressive module of International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10). The cohort was predominantly young (mean age 28.5 +/- 5.26 years). About one-quarter (23%) scored > or =12, (the cut-off score) on EPDS assessment; with majority of these depressed on further evaluation with ICD-10. The risk factors for PPD were found to be mainly psychosocial, including unwanted pregnancy, unemployment and marital conflict. It is concluded that PPD is a major complication of childbirth in Nigeria, which can be minimized by improving both the citizens' socioeconomic condition and providing cheaper and more efficient health-care services.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Owoeye
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Aina
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morakinyo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012307:Risk Factors