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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal

Purna Laxmi Maharjan, Shilpa Lamichhane, Purna Devi Shrestha, Jennifer Mathias, Koshish Raj Gautam, Sanjeev Kumar Shah.


Abstract
Introduction: Post-partum depression is a common complication in women after childbirth. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among post-partum mothers attending Gynecological/Obstetric ward in Janaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Dhanusha, Nepal.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 post-partum mothers after delivery to 12 weeks using systematic random sampling. Mothers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen for depressive symptoms. Chi-square test analysis was used to determine the association of post-partum depressive symptoms with socio-demographic, obstetric and psycho-social factors.
Result and Discussion: The prevalence of post-partum depressive symptoms among mothers was 15.2%. The factors significantly associated with post-natal depression were ethnicity, age at marriage, number of children, sex of the baby, planned or unplanned pregnancy, infant health problems, family history of depression, unhappy with in-laws, absence of husband during pregnancy, smoking habit of husband and drinking habit of the husband.
Conclusions: About one-fifth of post-partum mothers have depressive symptoms. Obstetric and psychosocial factors were more associated with occurrence of PPD symptoms.

Key words: EPDS, Depressive symptoms, Postpartum depression, Obstetric factors, Psychosocial factors, Ethnicity


 
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Maharjan PL, Lamichhane S, Shrestha PD, Mathias J, Gautam KR, Shah SK. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep Hypn. 2019; 21(1): 60-68.

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Maharjan PL, Lamichhane S, Shrestha PD, Mathias J, Gautam KR, Shah SK. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. https://www.sleepandhypnosis.com/?mno=293198 [Access: June 22, 2026].

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Maharjan PL, Lamichhane S, Shrestha PD, Mathias J, Gautam KR, Shah SK. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep Hypn. 2019; 21(1): 60-68.


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Maharjan PL, Lamichhane S, Shrestha PD, Mathias J, Gautam KR, Shah SK. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep Hypn. (2019), [cited June 22, 2026]; 21(1): 60-68.


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Maharjan, P. L., Lamichhane, . S., Shrestha, . P. D., Mathias, . J., Gautam, . K. R. & Shah, . S. K. (2019) Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep Hypn, 21 (1), 60-68.


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Maharjan, Purna Laxmi, Shilpa Lamichhane, Purna Devi Shrestha, Jennifer Mathias, Koshish Raj Gautam, and Sanjeev Kumar Shah. 2019. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep and Hypnosis, 21 (1), 60-68.


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Maharjan, Purna Laxmi, Shilpa Lamichhane, Purna Devi Shrestha, Jennifer Mathias, Koshish Raj Gautam, and Sanjeev Kumar Shah. "Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal." Sleep and Hypnosis 21 (2019), 60-68.


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Maharjan, Purna Laxmi, Shilpa Lamichhane, Purna Devi Shrestha, Jennifer Mathias, Koshish Raj Gautam, and Sanjeev Kumar Shah. "Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal." Sleep and Hypnosis 21.1 (2019), 60-68. Print.


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Maharjan, P. L., Lamichhane, . S., Shrestha, . P. D., Mathias, . J., Gautam, . K. R. & Shah, . S. K. (2019) Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal. Sleep and Hypnosis, 21 (1), 60-68.


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