<p>Prevalence and Predictors of Postpartum Depression Among Male Partners Who Came to Postnatal Follow-up Clinic with Their Partner in Selected Public Health Centers of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2019</p>

Abstract

Background: Paternal postpartum depression is a serious public health problem which has a significant effect on mortality and morbidity level. Its effect is not limited to the partner, but it also affects the family, the marital relationship and development of the child. Therefore, this study was planned to assess the prevalence and predictors of paternal postpartum depression among accompanying partners in selected public health centers of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. Methodology: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 male partners. The study was conducted in 25 randomly selected health centers and samples proportionally allocated to each health center. Finally, the study participants were selected by systematic random sampling method. The collected data were entered into EpiData version 4.2.0 and exported to IBM SPSS for further analysis. The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale was considered at a cutoff point ≥10 to detect depression. Descriptive and binary logistic regression analyses were done. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and p-value results in multivariable logistic regression were used to declare strength and presence of association. Results: Four hundred and ten partners participated in this study making a response rate of 97%. Seventy (17%) of the participants had paternal postpartum depression. Family income (AOR=3.

Prevalence of Postnatal Depression in Fathers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Only fathers were the research subjects in 10 of the 15 studies, 23,25,26,30,31,[33][34][35][36][37] while couples were the study subjects in the remaining studies. 24,27,28,32…”

“…The prevalence of PPD in the included studies ranged between 5.7 and 59.8%. [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] The pooled prevalence of PPD in fathers was estimated to be 24.06% (95% CI: 19.35, 28.77; ►Fig. 2).…”

“…The pooled prevalence of PND in fathers was found to be 19.26% (95% CI: 17.32, 21.21) within 3 months after the childbirth, 23,[26][27][28]36 13.64% (95% CI: 12.98, 14.30) between 3 and 6 months 24,25,30 and 18.97% (95% CI: 15.73, 20.21) within 6 months, 33,37 and 20.60% (95% CI: 18.26, 22.93) from birth up to 12 months postpartum. 31,32,34,35 There was a substantial heterogeneity in the studies that were included for PND prevalence estimates between birth and 3 months (I 2 ¼ 99%, p < 0.00001), 3 to 6 months (I 2 ¼ 98%, p < 0.00001), birth to 6 months (I 2 ¼ 78%, p ¼ 0.03), and birth to 12 months postpartum (I 2 ¼ 87%, p < 0.0001). PND was shown to be more prevalent in fathers within the first year after childbirth, with the highest prevalence occurring within 3 months after childbirth.…”

A Chain Mediation Model of Perceived Stress, Neuroticism, and Psychological Inflexibility on Depressive Symptoms of Chinese New Fathers

“…A recent study reported that nearly a quarter (24.1%) of first-time new fathers had depressive symptoms in China (Cui et al, 2020). The impact of PPD includes distress, sleep difficulties, poor marital relationship, increased suicide risk, and high risk of the child developing behavioral and emotional problems (Alghamdi et al, 2020; Markos & Arba, 2020 Kamalifard et al, 2018; Nishimura et al, 2015).…”

“…Given that the transition to paternity may be complex and have negative impact on new fathers’ mental health (Markos & Arba, 2020), there is a need to explore the factors contributing to PPD symptoms among new fathers. The objectives of this study were to examine a set of hypothesized paths using perceived stress, neuroticism, and psychological inflexibility to predict depressive symptoms.…”