Factor Structure and Differential Item Functioning of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: A Comparison of Zulu and English Versions Among Ante- and Postnatal Women Living with HIV in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Measuring perinatal depression in women with HIV poses a challenge to accurate assessment. South Africa has particularly high rates of perinatal depression, with antenatal depression rates ranging from 21 to 47% and postnatal depression rates ranging from 17 to 50%. With the goal of providing an examination of the psychometric properties of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in a population at greater risk for depression, the current manuscript examined the factor structures and reliability of the English and Zulu versions of the EPDS among pre- and postnatal women with HIV in South Africa.

Methods

This study included n = 1179 women who completed the EPDS in Zulu (n = 709) and English (n = 470) antenatally, and n = 866 women were analyzed at 12-months af

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372781 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature