Trends of Postpartum Depression in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Prevalence of postpartum depression among subgroups.

Variables	No. of studies	No. of patients	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Heterogeneity		Model
				𝐼^2	𝑃 value
Housewife	8	10756	30.7 (25.2–36.3)	96.4%	0.000	REM*
Employee	8	10756	29.3 (21.8–36.8)	96.4%	0.000	REM
History of depression	8	10787	45.2 (35.4–53.1)	97.9 %	0.000	REM
No history of depression	8	10787	27.3 (21.1–33.5)	97.3%	0.000	REM
Unwanted delivery	11	11702	43.4 (35.6–51.1)	98.3%	0.000	REM
Desired delivery	11	11702	29.0 (23.5–34.6)	97.1%	0.000	REM
Illiterate	4	7688	31.6 (18.1–45.0)	98.3%	0.000	REM
literate	4	7688	41.1 (25.1–57.1)	98.7%	0.000	REM
Pooled	41	21907	25.3 (22.7–27.9)	94.8%	0.000	REM

*Random effects model.