comment on the responses of at least two other students by supporting a minimum of one post and challenging a minimum of one post. You will want to focus on their point of view, asking pertinent quest

Why was the study done?

The study aimed at studying the occurrence of postpartum depression in women who have recently delivered a rural population and the pattern of healthcare utilization (Shriraam, Shah, Rani & Sathiyasekaran, 2019).

2. What is the sample size?        

The study involved 365 postpartum women participants who were available at the time of the interview, and all voluntarily participated in the study (Shriraam et al., 2019). The mean age of the study participants was 24.5 years, and the standard deviation was 3.3 years. Most of the participants were literate (92.3%) and housewives (95.6%).

3. Are instruments of the variables in the study clearly defined and reliable?

The instruments used in this study were well-defined and reliable. One of the tools used included EPDS, which was used in collecting data on postpartum depression. The EPDS is easy to use and has been proven to be operative. This tool had ten questions about the symptoms of depression in the scale, each scoring from 0 to 3 with a maximum score being 30 (Shriraam et al., 2019). A score of 10-12 showed moderate symptoms and 13 or more clinically pertinent depressive symptomatology.

4. How was the data analyzed?

SPSS 16.0. SPSS Inc., Chicago was used in data entry and analysis of the variables. Descriptive statistics were calculated for postpartum depression, background variables, and health-seeking behaviors (Shriraam et al., 2019). A Chi-square test was used to analyze the association between postpartum depression and related factors.

5. Were there any unusual events during the study?

There were no strange events reported in the research.

6.  How do the results fit in with previous research in this area?

The researchers recognized that the study findings were similar to the community-based study done in rural Orissa and Jharkhand, in which 11.5% of mothers showed distress symptoms.

7. What are the implications of the research for clinical practice?

The study indicates that the occurrence of depression in postpartum women is significantly high, and the seeking for health is very low. It shows that it is high time that the policymakers take the required steps to involve the element of mental health in reproductive and child health program (Shriraam et al., 2019). Also, healthcare providers and workers should be trained to raise awareness and treat depression in postpartum women on time.

Reference

Shriraam, V., Shah, P. B., Rani, M. A., & Sathiyasekaran, B. W. C. (2019). A community-based study of postpartum depression in rural Southern India. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 35(1), 64. DOI:10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_13_18