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July 23, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Depressive symptoms and associated peripartum factors among antenatal and postpartum women in Sabah, Malaysia

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MSMay Zaw SoeMJMohammad Saffree JeffreeBCBee Seok Chua

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Overview

Cross-sectional study examines depressive symptoms in antenatal and postpartum women, suggesting a need for mental health screening.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms in antenatal and postpartum women and explore associations with dietary diversity and other factors.
  • Cross-sectional study design involving 701 antenatal and 417 postpartum women from primary healthcare clinics.
  • Depressive symptoms assessed using the Malay version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and dietary diversity measured with the Dietary Diversity Score.
  • Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analyses used to determine associations.
  • 15.4% of antenatal women and 13.4% of postpartum women exhibited depressive symptoms, with no significant difference between groups.
  • Younger women (15-25 years) had higher odds of depressive symptoms compared to those aged 26-35 (aOR = 0.54, 95% CI [0.35, 0.84]).
  • Higher numbers of living children (aOR = 1.16, 95% CI [1.03, 1.32]) and unemployment (aOR = 1.61, 95% CI [1.13, 2.30]) were linked to increased odds of depressive symptoms.

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Soe et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61af56faa9903c5116a32bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02523-8
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