Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria
Background: Many studies have noted the high prevalence of post-partum depression (PPD) and anxiety associated with poor marital satisfaction, albeit amidst a dearth of literature on comorbid PPD and anxiety among women in Nigeria. Objective: The study was aimed to assess the prevalence of PPD and...
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| author | Jaclyn I. Odinka Marybasil Nwoke JohnBosco C. Chukwuorji Kenneth Egbuagu Philip Mefoh Paul C. Odinka Kennedy U. Amadi Rosemary C. Muomah |
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| description | Background: Many studies have noted the high prevalence of post-partum depression (PPD) and anxiety associated with poor marital satisfaction, albeit amidst a dearth of literature on comorbid PPD and anxiety among women in Nigeria.
Objective: The study was aimed to assess the prevalence of PPD and anxiety, and to investigate their relationship with marital satisfaction in low-risk women in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria.
Method: A cross-sectional study of 309 randomly selected nursing mothers at two tertiary health institutions. Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) were used to collect data on demography, anxiety and depression and marital relationship respectively. All statistical tests were performed at a significant level of 0.05.
Results: The age range of the respondents was 20–46 years; mean and s.d. was 29.65 and ± 4.87, respectively, and most of them were graduates of tertiary educational institutions (74.1%). The prevalence of post-partum anxiety was 31.1% and of PPD was 33.3%. Marital dissatisfaction was observed in 39.5% (122) of the respondents who were mothers. Those with co-morbid depression and anxiety (22.0%) had worse marital dissatisfaction. The strongest correlation with depression and anxiety was item 12 of IMS (‘feel that my partner doesn’t confide in me’).
Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of marital dissatisfaction, PPD and anxiety among nursing mothers in Enugu, but with low detection rate. The effects of PPD and anxiety on the mother, her marital relationship and her infant make them essential conditions for early diagnosis, prevention and treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4d85f02b9c04e499df2360ebea82eb22022-12-22T01:49:10ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Psychiatry1608-96852078-67862018-03-0124010.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1109392Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern NigeriaJaclyn I. Odinka0Marybasil Nwoke1JohnBosco C. Chukwuorji2Kenneth Egbuagu3Philip Mefoh4Paul C. Odinka5Kennedy U. Amadi6Rosemary C. Muomah7Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, University of NigeriaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, University of NigeriaBackground: Many studies have noted the high prevalence of post-partum depression (PPD) and anxiety associated with poor marital satisfaction, albeit amidst a dearth of literature on comorbid PPD and anxiety among women in Nigeria. Objective: The study was aimed to assess the prevalence of PPD and anxiety, and to investigate their relationship with marital satisfaction in low-risk women in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional study of 309 randomly selected nursing mothers at two tertiary health institutions. Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) were used to collect data on demography, anxiety and depression and marital relationship respectively. All statistical tests were performed at a significant level of 0.05. Results: The age range of the respondents was 20–46 years; mean and s.d. was 29.65 and ± 4.87, respectively, and most of them were graduates of tertiary educational institutions (74.1%). The prevalence of post-partum anxiety was 31.1% and of PPD was 33.3%. Marital dissatisfaction was observed in 39.5% (122) of the respondents who were mothers. Those with co-morbid depression and anxiety (22.0%) had worse marital dissatisfaction. The strongest correlation with depression and anxiety was item 12 of IMS (‘feel that my partner doesn’t confide in me’). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of marital dissatisfaction, PPD and anxiety among nursing mothers in Enugu, but with low detection rate. The effects of PPD and anxiety on the mother, her marital relationship and her infant make them essential conditions for early diagnosis, prevention and treatments.https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1109Postpartum depressionpostpartum anxietymarital satisfactionsoutheastern Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Jaclyn I. Odinka Marybasil Nwoke JohnBosco C. Chukwuorji Kenneth Egbuagu Philip Mefoh Paul C. Odinka Kennedy U. Amadi Rosemary C. Muomah Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria South African Journal of Psychiatry Postpartum depression postpartum anxiety marital satisfaction southeastern Nigeria |
| title | Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_full | Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_short | Post-partum depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction: A perspective from Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_sort | post partum depression anxiety and marital satisfaction a perspective from southeastern nigeria |
| topic | Postpartum depression postpartum anxiety marital satisfaction southeastern Nigeria |
| url | https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1109 |
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