Low husband involvement in maternal and child health services and intimate partner violence increases the odds of postpartum depression in northwest Ethiopia: A community-based study.
Azmeraw Ambachew KebedeDereje Nibret GessesseMastewal Belayneh AklilWubedle Zelalem TemesganMarta Yimam AbegazTazeb Alemu AntenehNebiyu Solomon TibebuHaymanot Nigatu AlemuTsion Tadesse HaileAsmra Tesfahun SeyoumAgumas Eskezia TiguhAyenew Engida YismawMuhabaw Shumye MihretGoshu NenkoKindu Yinges WondieBirhan Tsegaw TayeNuhamin Tesfa TsegaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
In this study, nearly 1/5th of the study participants had postpartum depression. Thus, it is important to integrate maternal mental health services with the existing maternal health care services. It is also crucial to advocate the need for husband's involvement in MNCH care services and ensure women's decision-making power in the household. Moreover, community-based sexual and reproductive health education would be better to reduce risk factors of postpartum depression.