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    Postpartum-depressie en verbandhoudende faktore by Sotho- en Zoeloe-moeders
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1992-12) Lacock, Loraine; Spangenberg, J. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: The main aim of the present study was to identify possible related factors related to postpartum depression in black South African women. Following a survey of the literature, certain potential related factors, investigated by previous researchers, were grouped into five categories, i.e. demographic, biological, obstetric and interpersonal factors, as well as personal histories of depressive episodes. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted in a sample of 97 Sotho and Zulu women, between two and 24 weeks postpartum. For the interviews a questionnaire was used which included items referring to factors potentially related to postpartum depression. The questionnaire also included a shortened version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The questionnaire was translated in Sotho. The sample was divided in a depressed group (n = 63) and a non-depressed group (n = 34) on the basis of their BDI scores. The two groups were compared statistically in terms of potential related factors. Concerning demographic factors, the two groups differed significantly in terms of unplanned pregnancy, marital status and financial security. No significant differences were found between the two groups regarding age, parity and· housing problems have been found. In terms of biological factors, i.e. premenstrual tension and breast-feeding, no significant differences were found between the depressive and non-depressive groups. Obstetric factors, i.e. previous miscarriages and/or stillbirths and Caesarean births, did not discriminate significantly between depressed and non-depressed subjects. As to interpersonal relationships the depressive and non-depressive groups differed significantly in terms of marital satisfaction and social support, but no significant difference was found in the relationship with their mother figure. Concerning the history of previous depressive episodes, previous postpartum depressive episodes correlated significantly with present postpartum depression. The two groups did however not differ significantly in terms of histories of non-postpartum depressive episodes.