There was a significant impact of BCC package on the behavior of pregnant women regarding neonatal care.

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Depression is one of the most widespread illness that can affect anyone, anytime and anywhere. It is the commonest mental illness that often coexist with other serious illnesses. 1-3 Depression has been recorded since antiquity and experience of depression has plagued humans since the earliest documentation of human experience. Hippocrates (460 to 357) before the common era (BCE) used the term melancholia (black bile) as a state of aversion to food, despondency sleepiness, irritability, and restlessness. The first English text entirely devoted to such illness was Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, published in 1621. 4 Depression is prolonged and persistent mood which can colour and interfere with many aspects of one's life. It is an illness that affects both the mind and the body and is a leading cause of disability, workplace absenteeism, decreased productivity and high suicide rates. Unlike other illnesses or disorders, there is no simple explanation as to what causes depression. Today it is also considered as a significant contributor to the global burden of disease and affects people in all communities across the world. The World Mental Health Survey conducted in 17 countries found that on average about 1 in 20 people reported having an episode of depression in the previous year. 5 Depression may affect ABSTRACT Background: Depression has been recorded since antiquity. It is an illness that affects both the mind and the body and is a leading cause of disability, workplace absenteeism, decreased productivity and high suicide rates. The present study was conducted in the rural field practice areas

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