Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors in Santiago, Chile Prevalencia de depresión postparto y factores asociados en Santiago, Chile.
Author
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Jadresic,
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Araya Araya, Fernando
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2019-01-29T14:55:29Z
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2019-01-29T14:55:29Z
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1995
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Revista médica de Chile, Volumen 123, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 694-699
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00349887
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/161386
Abstract
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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated to postpartum depression (PPD) in a sample of women attending clinics representative of different socioeconomic levels in Santiago. A total of 542 mothers selected from five health centres filled in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale which was used as the diagnostic criteria, a score of 10 and above being considered diagnostic of depression. Based in our findings, the prevalence of PPD would be 36.7% after adjusting for socioeconomic distribution in Santiago. An inverse relationship was found between socioeconomic status and prevalence of PPD. Mothers with lower incomes had a three-fold increase in prevalence of PPD in comparison to mothers with higher incomes. Single mothers (unmarried, separated and widows) were twice more likely to be cases of PPD.
Prevalence of postpartum depression and associated factors in Santiago, Chile Prevalencia de depresión postparto y factores asociados en Santiago, Chile.