Predictors of Postpartum Depression among Women in Karachi, Pakistan
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Vimla Gill John
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Roberts, Lisa Ruth
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Loma Linda University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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121
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Lee, Jerry Winslow; Petersen, Anne Berit
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-29286-2
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Nursing
Body granting the degree
Loma Linda University
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Pakistan has the highest prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) among Asian countries. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to determine the predictors of PPD among women in Karachi, Pakistan. The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping was used as a framework. A purposive convenience sample of 234 postpartum women was taken from out-patient departments of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A survey in English and Urdu containing the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), DUREL Religion Index Subscale three, Cohen's 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Abuse Assessment Screen, Traditional postpartum cultural beliefs, and other demographic variables associated with PPD in the literature was completed by self-report or structured interview. Postpartum women < 16-years-old or having mental disorders other than PPD were excluded.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Nursing
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Health and environmental sciences;Abuse;Perceived stress;Postpartum depression;Postpartum depression predictors;Postpartum traditional beliefs;Social support