Prevalence and related factors of postpartum depression in Chongqing

Abstract:

Objective：To investigate the occurrence of the postpartum depression（PPD） and its influencing factors in Chongqing. Methods：Totally 371 pregnant women（pregnency≥28 weeks） from 3 hospitals completed the designed questionnaire and the respon－dents were followed 42 days after delivery and completed The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale（EPDS）. The data were collected from September 2014 to June 2016. Then the evaluation and diagnosis were conducted. Results：Sixty women was diagnosed with the PPD，the incidence of the PPD was 16.17%. Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that Eysenck Personality Question－naire score（OR=1.038，95%CI=1.013 to 1.065），HAMA score（OR=1.119，95%CI=1.052 to 1.190），unilateral family company（OR=17.998，95%CI=6.715 to 48.241），abnormal in childbirth（OR=66.279，95%CI=23.307 to 188.476），the degree of social utilization are influence factors of PPD. Conclusion：Unilateral family company，abnormal in childbirth，EPQ score，HAMA score are independent risk factors for PPD，and the high degree of social utilization is the protect factor for PPD.