title: [Prevalence of postnatal depression in women attending public hospitals in Durango, Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of postnatal depression and associated epidemiological features in a population of women from Durango, Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  Applying a cross-sectional design in public hospitals from Durango, we studied 178 women during their 1 to 13 weeks postpartum. The Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale was applied and depression was evaluated by using the DSM-IV criteria. In addition, socio-demographic, clinical, and psychosocial data from participants were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 178 women, 58 were depressed (32.6%). The prevalence of depression was significantly higher in women with low level of education, with more than 3 years of living with her partner, and in rural, non-insured women. Multivariate analysis showed that postnatal depression was significantly associated with previous depression, history of postnatal depression, depression, anxiety and stress during pregnancy, stress after pregnancy, trauma, bad relationship with partner, abandonment by partner, unwanted pregnancy, family problems, and living without partner.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of postnatal depression in women living in Durango, Mexico, is high. Several socio-demographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors appear to contribute to this condition.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Durango, Dgo., México. alvaradocosme@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cosme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarado-Esquivel
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sifuentes-Alvarez
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Estrada-Martínez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salas-Martínez
authors.forename: Ana Berthina
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hernández-Alvarado
authors.forename: Sara Guadalupe
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Rocha
authors.forename: Claudia Rosalba
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres-Castorena
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sandoval-Herrera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult