[Incidence of postpartum depression in Trabzon province and risk factors at gestation].
OBJECTIVE
Risk of depression increases in some periods of the women's life and postpartum period is one of these periods. Women in the risk group should be followed-up both prenatally and postnatally. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence and risk factors of postpartum depression in Trabzon province.


METHODS
Among all pregnants in the third trimester of gestation attending to six primary health care centers belonging to Trabzon province and the Hospital of Obstetrics and Pediatrics were informed about the study and of these 316 person who accepted to attend the study were applied Sociodemographic Questionnary, General Health Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory. Of these 192 women (75%) were reached at the first visit. At sixth-eighth weeks of postpartum, above mentioned inventories, excluding Sociodemographic Questionnary but additionally Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, were applied to 152 of these women (79%). All tests were re-applied to 132 (68.7%) women at their sixth month after delivery.


RESULTS
Incidence of DSD according to Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was found 28.1% in Trabzon province. Reported depression after previous pregnancies, scores equal or above five in General Health Inventory in pregnancy and high scores in Beck Anxiety Inventory were determined as predictors of postpartum depression in the study population.


CONCLUSIONS
As being the first follow up study of investigating the incidence of postpartum depression by a scale prepared to used this area, these findings are important to guide the further studies in connected with matter.
Ayvaz
Sibel
S
Hocaoğlu
Ciçek
C
Tiryaki
Ahmet
A
Ak
Ismail
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D011181:Postnatal Care; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology