Social factors and postpartum depression in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
| dc.contributor.author | Tomlinson M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Swartz L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cooper P.J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Molteno C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-15T15:57:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-15T15:57:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Social factors, including poverty, are known risk factors for depression. In a previous study conducted in Khayelitsha, a very poor peri-urban settlement near Cape Town, a 34.7% prevalence rate for postpartum depression was found, roughly three times the expected rate internationally. This article is a report on a logistical regression analysis, showing that the odds ratios for the probability of maternal depression at two months were: for the infant being unwanted, OR=4.33, 95% Cl: (1.75; 11.60); for the father's negative attitude towards the infant, OR=6.03, 95% Cl: (2.01; 20.09); and for the mother cohabiting with (as opposed to not living with) a male partner, OR=2.77, 95% Cl: (1.08; 7.69). The odds ratios for the probability of the mother being insensitive towards the infant at two months were: for the mother aged 20 to 24 years, OR=0.40, 95% Cl: (0.10; 1.42); for the mother aged 25 to 29 years, OR=0.24, 95% Cl: (0.06; 0.77); for the mother aged 30 years or older, OR=0.27, 95% Cl: (0.07; 0.90); and for the mother receiving no help from her partner, OR=2.12, 95% Cl: (1.05; 4.33). Since data were collected cross-sectionally, it is not possible to draw conclusions about causal pathways. The findings support further investigation into the precursors of, and risk factors for, postpartum depression amongst poor South African women. | |
| dc.description.version | Article | |
| dc.identifier.citation | South African Journal of Psychology | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 34 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 3 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 812463 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10636 | |
| dc.title | Social factors and postpartum depression in Khayelitsha, Cape Town | |
| dc.type | Article |