Prevalence of postnatal depression in Western Nigerian women: a controlled study

O. Adewuya, Abiodun; B. Eegunranti, Adekunle; M. Lawal, Adejare

doi:10.1080/13651500510018211

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Prevalence of postnatal depression in Western Nigerian women: a controlled study

Published in International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice • Feb 21, 2005

Authors:

Abiodun O. Adewuya

Adekunle B. Eegunranti

Adejare M. Lawal

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study is to compare the prevalence of depression in postpartum women and that of non-postpartum women. Method A total of 876 women recruited at 6 weeks postpartum and 900 matched non-postpartum women were administered the Beck's Depressive Inventory (BDI) and translat...

Subject

Postpartum depression

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Depression (economics)

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