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  • Title: Prevalence of antenatal depression: comparison between Pakistani and Canadian women.
    Author: Shah SM, Bowen A, Afridi I, Nowshad G, Muhajarine N.
    Journal: J Pak Med Assoc; 2011 Mar; 61(3):242-6. PubMed ID: 21465937.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence and correlates of depression in pregnant women of different cultures. METHODS: We used a score of 13 or greater on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to indicate depression status and logistic regression to determine its correlates in pregnant women from Northern Pakistan (n=128), Caucasian (n=128) and Aboriginal (n=128) women from Saskatchewan, Canada. RESULTS: A higher proportion of Pakistani women (48.4%) had depression compared to their Aboriginal (31.2%) and Caucasian (8.6%) counterparts. Depression was associated with poor physical health in all women; however, there were unique correlates of antenatal depression in each group: physical abuse in Pakistani women (AOR=4.40:95% CI, 1.15-16.85), sexual abuse in Aboriginal women (AOR=3.02:95% CI, 1.09-8.40), and low income in Caucasian women (AOR=5.74:95% CI, 1.04-31.78). CONCLUSION: Depression is a substantial public health problem among pregnant women, with women in Pakistan having a much higher burden of antenatal depression than their Canadian counterparts.
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