Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Depression in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Overview of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

Source	Year	Location	Type of study	Depression measure	Sample size	Prevalence of MD	Not living with her spouse	Unwanted/unplanned pregnancy	History of depression	Perceived/having complication	Low economic status	% STROBE criteria met
Biratu et al.	2015	Addis Ababa	Cross-sectional	EPDS	393	24.94%	1.799 (0.728-4.441)	2.779 (1.594-4.846)	2.569 (1.475-4.475)	-	-	88%
Tefera et al.	2015	Bale	Cross-sectional	SRQ-20	340	31.5%	4.95 (2.58-9.48)	2.36 (1.47-3.81)	0.27 (0.10-0.72)	0.43 (0.20-0.93)	-	81%
Dibaba et al.	2013	Gilgel Gibe	Cross-sectional	EPDS	627	19.9%	-	1.96 (1.04-3.69).	-	-	4.60 (2.75-7.70)	79%
Ayele et al.	2016	Gondar	Cross-sectional	BDI	388	23%	-	-	-	-	-	81%
Tilahun B. et al.	2016	Maichew	Cross-sectional	BDI	196	31.1%	4.07 (1.18-14.04	-	-	-	5.12 (1.42-18.48)	77%
Mariam et al.	2016	Adigrat	Cross-sectional	EPDS	616	19%	-	-	5.94 (2.944, 11.963)	3.689 (2.351-5.790)	-	76%
Bekele et al.	2017	Saint Paul	Cross-sectional	SRQ-20	753	26.2%	19.64 (1.35-285.07)	3.64 (2.32-5.70)	4.04 (1.44-11.32)	1.97 (1.16-3.37)	0.59 (0.36-0.97)	91%
Bitew et al.	2016	Gurage	Cross-sectional	PHQ-9	1311	29.5%	-	-	-	-	-	76%

BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire, SRQ-20: Self-reported Questionnaire, EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.