Prevalence of Postpartum depression and associated factors among mothers who come for a postnatal visit at Keta health center, Bishoftu, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Postpartum non-psychotic depression is a common complication of childbearing women. Globally 10–20% of postnatal mothers suffer from depressive symptoms. However, in Ethiopia little is known about the prevalence of postpartum depression and factors that are affecting it.