Postnatal depression in Turkey: Epidemiological and cultural aspects

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dc.contributor.authorEsen Danaci A.
dc.contributor.authorDinç G. Gönül
dc.contributor.authorDeveci A.
dc.contributor.authorSeyfe Şen F.
dc.contributor.authorIçelli I.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:18Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:18Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractBackground. In some periods of a woman's life the risk of depression increases and the postnatal period is one of these. The prevalence and the risk factors of postnatal depression are not systematically studied in Turkey. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiological aspects and the cultural factors that may affect postnatal depression in our country. Method. According to the records of ten primary health care centres in Manisa, a city in western Turkey, there were 1,337 women who had given birth in the previous 6 months. A sample group of 317 mothers were randomised among these women and 257 (81.7 %) of the sample group could be reached. Data were collected by use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a questionnaire on sociodemographic variables designed for this study. Results. The mean depression score was found to be 7.54±4.66. When the cut-off point was taken into consideration, 14% of mothers had a syndromal depression. The factors which affected the prevalence of depression were the number of living children, living in a shanty, being an immigrant, serious health problems in the baby, previous psychiatric history, psychiatric disorder in the spouse, and having bad relations with the spouse and his parents. Conclusion. These findings revealed that the prevalence of postnatal depression in the Manisa province and the factors affecting it were very similar to other studies; but the negative impact of bad relations of the mother with her family-in-law on postnatal depression seems to be a distinguishing aspect of Turkish culture.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s001270200004
dc.identifier.issn09337954
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20366
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectDepression, Postpartum
dc.subjectFamily
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectSocial Environment
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcultural factor
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectfamily size
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth center
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectimmigrant
dc.subjectinfant disease
dc.subjectinformation processing
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmarriage
dc.subjectmedical record
dc.subjectmental disease
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectpsychologic test
dc.subjectpuerperal depression
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrandomization
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectscoring system
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titlePostnatal depression in Turkey: Epidemiological and cultural aspects
dc.typeArticle

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