Violence during pregnancy and postpartum depression

Authors

  • Abbas Abbaszade
  • foroogh pooryazdanpanah
  • Hossein Safizade
  • nuzar nakhea

Keywords:

Domestic Violence, Postpartum Depression, Risk Factors, EPDS

Abstract

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of physical and emotional violence and postpartum depression in a pregnant Iranian population.

Methodology: This is a cross-sectional survey. A consecutive sample of women who were routinely referred to health care centers for immunization of their two month infants after delivery were enrolled in this study. They were interviewed by a designated research nurse using the Edinburgh-Postpartum-Depression-Scale (EPDS) and Abused-Assess-Scale (AAS).

Results: Nearly two-third of women reported some kind of violence; 59.7% had experienced one or more types of emotional abuse, and 37.0% reported physical violence during the pregnancy. The prevalence of postpartum depression was approximately 45.8%. The highest odds ratio of postpartum depression were associated with husband

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Published

2011-01-22

How to Cite

Abbaszade, A., pooryazdanpanah, foroogh, Safizade, H., & nakhea, nuzar. (2011). Violence during pregnancy and postpartum depression. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(1). Retrieved from https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/17059

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2011): January - March 2011 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles