Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city
Background: Mental health problems have increased worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Currently, loneliness is widely understood as a painful subjective experience when the social connections a person has do not meet their interpersonal needs in respect to the quality or quantity of fri...
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| author | Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede Dereje Nibret Gessesse Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega Mastewal Belayneh Aklil Wubedle Zelalem Temesgan Marta Yimam Abegaz Tazeb Alemu Anteneh Nebiyu Solomon Tibebu Haymanot Nigatu Alemu Tsion Tadesse Haile Asmra Tesfahun Seyoum Agumas Eskezia Tiguh Ayenew Engida Yismaw Muhabaw Shumye Mihret Goshu Nenko Kindu Yinges Wondie Birhan Tsegaw Taye |
| author_facet | Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede Dereje Nibret Gessesse Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega Mastewal Belayneh Aklil Wubedle Zelalem Temesgan Marta Yimam Abegaz Tazeb Alemu Anteneh Nebiyu Solomon Tibebu Haymanot Nigatu Alemu Tsion Tadesse Haile Asmra Tesfahun Seyoum Agumas Eskezia Tiguh Ayenew Engida Yismaw Muhabaw Shumye Mihret Goshu Nenko Kindu Yinges Wondie Birhan Tsegaw Taye |
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| description | Background: Mental health problems have increased worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Currently, loneliness is widely understood as a painful subjective experience when the social connections a person has do not meet their interpersonal needs in respect to the quality or quantity of friendship or social interaction. It has been linked to unpleasant health consequences for both the mother and child. Therefore, this study aimed to assess maternal loneliness during the postpartum period and associated factors in Gondar city. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1st to August 30th, 2021 in Gondar city. A cluster sampling technique was employed to select 858 postpartum women. Data were entered into epidemiological data (EPI data) version 4.6 and exported to SPSS 25 for further cleaning and analysis. The multivariable logistic regression analysis was fitted to identify factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with its 95 % confidence interval (CI) was performed and the level of significance was claimed based on a p-value of ≤0.05. Results: A total of 858 women were included in the analysis, giving a response rate of 98.4%. Two-fifths (40.9%) of the study participants have experienced loneliness during the postpartum period (95% CI: 37.6, 44.2). Low household decision-making power (AOR = 11.2; 95% CI: 7.59, 16.4) and poor social support (AOR = 2.44; 95 CI: 1.58, 3.76) were significantly associated with maternal loneliness. Conclusion: In this study, 4 out of 10 women have experienced loneliness during the postpartum period. Thus, it highlights the potential risks of the mother’s loneliness on her postnatal well-being, particularly if the woman has poor social support and low household decision-making power. Encouraging women to be involved in all aspects of the household decision-making and promoting the need for social support for all women during the postpartum period may be optimal initial targets to reduce the impact of loneliness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e6cdafaacb048ffa461dfe74cc506262022-12-22T02:05:54ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-07-0187e09891Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar cityAzmeraw Ambachew Kebede0Dereje Nibret Gessesse1Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega2Mastewal Belayneh Aklil3Wubedle Zelalem Temesgan4Marta Yimam Abegaz5Tazeb Alemu Anteneh6Nebiyu Solomon Tibebu7Haymanot Nigatu Alemu8Tsion Tadesse Haile9Asmra Tesfahun Seyoum10Agumas Eskezia Tiguh11Ayenew Engida Yismaw12Muhabaw Shumye Mihret13Goshu Nenko14Kindu Yinges Wondie15Birhan Tsegaw Taye16Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Women’s and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, EthiopiaBackground: Mental health problems have increased worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Currently, loneliness is widely understood as a painful subjective experience when the social connections a person has do not meet their interpersonal needs in respect to the quality or quantity of friendship or social interaction. It has been linked to unpleasant health consequences for both the mother and child. Therefore, this study aimed to assess maternal loneliness during the postpartum period and associated factors in Gondar city. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1st to August 30th, 2021 in Gondar city. A cluster sampling technique was employed to select 858 postpartum women. Data were entered into epidemiological data (EPI data) version 4.6 and exported to SPSS 25 for further cleaning and analysis. The multivariable logistic regression analysis was fitted to identify factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with its 95 % confidence interval (CI) was performed and the level of significance was claimed based on a p-value of ≤0.05. Results: A total of 858 women were included in the analysis, giving a response rate of 98.4%. Two-fifths (40.9%) of the study participants have experienced loneliness during the postpartum period (95% CI: 37.6, 44.2). Low household decision-making power (AOR = 11.2; 95% CI: 7.59, 16.4) and poor social support (AOR = 2.44; 95 CI: 1.58, 3.76) were significantly associated with maternal loneliness. Conclusion: In this study, 4 out of 10 women have experienced loneliness during the postpartum period. Thus, it highlights the potential risks of the mother’s loneliness on her postnatal well-being, particularly if the woman has poor social support and low household decision-making power. Encouraging women to be involved in all aspects of the household decision-making and promoting the need for social support for all women during the postpartum period may be optimal initial targets to reduce the impact of loneliness.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011793EthiopiaLonelinessMaternal healthPostpartum period |
| spellingShingle | Azmeraw Ambachew Kebede Dereje Nibret Gessesse Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega Mastewal Belayneh Aklil Wubedle Zelalem Temesgan Marta Yimam Abegaz Tazeb Alemu Anteneh Nebiyu Solomon Tibebu Haymanot Nigatu Alemu Tsion Tadesse Haile Asmra Tesfahun Seyoum Agumas Eskezia Tiguh Ayenew Engida Yismaw Muhabaw Shumye Mihret Goshu Nenko Kindu Yinges Wondie Birhan Tsegaw Taye Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city Heliyon Ethiopia Loneliness Maternal health Postpartum period |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in gondar city |
| topic | Ethiopia Loneliness Maternal health Postpartum period |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011793 |
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