School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Nurs Health Sci. 2022 Sep;24(3):618-624. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12954. Epub 2022 Jun 3.
Paternal postnatal depression is an emerging public health concern, with negative outcomes for men, their partners, and the newborn. There is a dearth of data on paternal postnatal depression in lower-middle-income countries like Pakistan. This study aimed to identify risk factors of postnatal depression in Pakistani men. Men who consented to this cross-sectional study completed a questionnaire that included sociodemographic information and Urdu translated versions of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 10-12 weeks postpartum. Descriptive analyses for the sociodemographic variables were calculated. Univariate analyses were conducted to calculate the relative risk and 95% confidence interval of the independent variables with an EPDS score of >10. Multivariate binary logistic regression models were performed for risk factors of paternal postnatal depression. Fifty-one questionnaires were analyzed and 23.5% of the participants scored more than 10 on the EPDS. Spouse's EPDS score > 12, and own sleep disturbance were risk factors of paternal postnatal depression in Pakistani men. There is an imminent need to incorporate fathers in the existing and future perinatal mental health programs in Pakistan.
父亲产后抑郁是一个新出现的公共卫生问题，对男性、他们的伴侣和新生儿都有负面影响。在巴基斯坦等中低收入国家，关于父亲产后抑郁的数据很少。本研究旨在确定巴基斯坦男性产后抑郁的风险因素。同意参与这项横断面研究的男性完成了一份问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学信息以及爱丁堡产后抑郁量表（EPDS）和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数的乌尔都语翻译版本，时间是产后 10-12 周。对社会人口统计学变量进行了描述性分析。进行了单变量分析，以计算 EPDS 评分>10 的独立变量的相对风险和 95%置信区间。对父亲产后抑郁的危险因素进行了多元二项逻辑回归模型分析。分析了 51 份问卷，其中 23.5%的参与者 EPDS 评分>10。配偶的 EPDS 评分>12 和自身睡眠障碍是巴基斯坦男性产后抑郁的危险因素。迫切需要将父亲纳入巴基斯坦现有的和未来的围产期心理健康计划中。
