Coping strategies of women with postpartum depression symptoms in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional community study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most women with postpartum depression (PPD) in low- and middle-income countries remain undiagnosed and untreated, despite evidence for adverse effects on the woman and her child. The aim of this study was to identify the coping strategies used by women with PPD symptoms in rural Ethiopia to inform the development of socio-culturally appropriate interventions.

Methods

A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in a predominantly rural district in southern Ethiopia. All women with live infants between one and 12 months post-partum (n = 3147) were screened for depression symptoms using the validated Patient Health Questionnaire, 9 item version (PHQ-9). Those scoring five or more, 'high PPD symptoms', (n = 385) were included in this study. The Brief Copin

SUBMITTER: Azale T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806287 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature