Title

Postpartum depression and its associated risk factors among tribal females attending rural health training centre

Authors

Umashree Sharma, Dhruvendra Pandey, Nitish Adawadkar*, Anand Kumar Patidar & S.K. Likhar

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Umashree Sharma - E-mail: umashreesharma19@gmail.com

Dhruvendra Pandey - E-mail: pandit.dhruv06@gmail.com
Nitish Adawadkar - E-mail: nitishadawadkar243@gmail.com
Anand Kumar Patidar - E-mail: patidar.anand@gmail.com
S.K. Likhar - E-mail: swarna.likhar@yahoo.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent yet frequently unrecognized mental health condition, especially in marginalized groups such as tribal communities. Consequently, it is important to examine the prevalence and related risk factors of PPD among tribal women visiting a Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) in Central India. This cross-sectional research involved 100 tribal women who gave birth at RHTC from February to July 2024, utilizing the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and a structured questionnaire. The study found that 12% of women exhibited PPD (EPDS >13), with the majority of participants aged between 20 and 29 years, 45% lacking formal education and 44% involved in agriculture. Key risk factors identified included gravida, parity, the number of live children and the total number of children, while no significant links were observed with husbands' smoking, alcohol consumption, domestic violence, or the birth of a female child.

Keywords

Postpartum depression, tribal females, maternal health

Citation

Sharma et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2425-2428 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.