35% Rate of postnatal depression in Khayelitsha (township near Cape Town)
Cooper et al, 1999 & 2002
41% Rate of antenatal depression in Hlabisa (rural community in KwaZulu-Natal )
Rochat, 2007
Postnatal depression in South Africa is 3x higher than prevalence in developed countries.
Warner et al, 1996
18% Rate of postnatal depression in Nigeria
Abiodun, 2006
10-15% Rate of postnatal depression in developed countries
Warner et al, 1996
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There is an increased rate of onset of depression in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Buist et al, 2002
Antenatal depression is an indicator for postnatal depression, and treatment during pregnancy can improve health outcomes for mothers and their children postnatally.
Lewis, 2001; Schoenbaum et al, 2001; Spinelli, 1998
There is a consistent sex difference in risks for common mental disorders in all societies.
Depression occurs approximately twice as often in women as in men.
Women have a significantly higher risk than men of anxiety and mood disorders onset.
Stein et al, 2008; Williams et al, 2008; Hamad et al, 2007; Patel & Kleinman, 2003
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