[Prevalence of postnatal depression in women attending public hospitals in Durango, Mexico].
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.
Alvarado-Esquivel
Cosme
C
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Durango, Dgo., México. alvaradocosme@yahoo.com
Sifuentes-Alvarez
Antonio
A
Estrada-Martínez
Sergio
S
Salas-Martínez
Carlos
C
Hernández-Alvarado
Ana Berthina
AB
Ortiz-Rocha
Sara Guadalupe
SG
García-López
Claudia Rosalba
CR
Torres-Castorena
Alejandro
A
Sandoval-Herrera
Francisco
F
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