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Magnitude and contributory factors of postnatal depression: a community-based cohort study from a rural subdistrict of Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2008

K. Gausia ,
C. Fisher ,
M. Ali  and
J. Oosthuizen
K. Gausia*
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh(ICDDR,B) Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
C. Fisher
Affiliation:
Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
M. Ali
Affiliation:
Centre for International Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
J. Oosthuizen
Affiliation:
Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr K. Gausia, Public Health, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia. (Email: k.gausia@ecu.edu.au)
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Abstract

Background

Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of postnatal depression (PND) is highest in low-income developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PND and its associated risk factors among Bangladeshi women.

Method

The study was conducted in the Matlab subdistrict of rural Bangladesh. A cohort of 346 women was followed up from late pregnancy to post-partum. Sociodemographic and other related information on risk factors was collected on structured questionnaires by trained interviewers at 34–35 weeks of pregnancy at the woman's home. A validated local language (Bangla) version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS-B) was used to measure depression status at 34–35 weeks of pregnancy and at 6–8 weeks after delivery.

Results

The prevalence of PND was 22% [95% confidence interval (CI) 17.7–26.7%] at 6–8 weeks post-partum. After adjustment in a multivariate logistic model, PND could be predicted by history of past mental illness [odds ratio (OR) 5.6, 95% CI 1.1–27.3], depression in current pregnancy (OR 6.0, 95% CI 3.0–12.0), perinatal death (OR 14.1, 95% CI 2.5–78.0), poor relationship with mother-in-law (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.1–11.8) and either the husband or the wife leaving home after a domestic quarrel (OR 4.0, 95% CI 1.6–10.2).

Conclusions

The high prevalence of PND in the study was similar to other countries in the South Asian region. The study findings highlight the need for programme managers and policy makers to allocate resources and develop strategies to address PND in Bangladesh.

Keywords

Bangladeshepidemiologypostnatal depressionrisk factors
Type
Original Articles
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 39 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 999 - 1007
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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