Kejadian Depresi Postpartum Pada Ibu Yang Menikah Dini

Abstract

Background: Postpartum depression is a psychiatric disorder that came a few days or the
first week after birth. Postpartum depression though indirectly cause mortality but can cause
pain or morbidias to mother and child. Psychic disorders called postpartum depression can
be affected by characteristics of the mother's age. The factor of postpartum depression is in
the teenage years or <20 years. Indonesia is the country with the highest percentage of
young marriage age in the world (ranked 37) and the second highest in ASEAN. In DIY,
Gunung Kidul is high enough percentage of birth in teens. Purpose of this research was to
determine the incidence of postpartum depression in women who married early in Pacarejo Semanu Gunungkidul.
Method: Quantitative survey research type is descriptive. Sampling with accidental sampling
technique with the number of respondents 50 mothers who married early and had given birth.
The instrument used was a questionnaire Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
Result: Based on the characteristics of the respondents, the majority married aged 20 years
(26.0%), SMPN majority educational level (72.0%), job housewife majority (82.0%),
primiparous parity majority (88.0%), and the majority of normal childbirth (96.0%). The results
of research as many as 20 respondents did not postpartum depression, 16 respondents mild
postpartum depression, 9 respondents moderate postpartum depression, and 5 respondents
severe postpartum depression. Psychosocial background factors concerning age, parity,
education, employment, and the type of labor may be a factor contributing to postpartum
depression in women who married early.
Keywords: Characteristics, Postpartum Depression, EPDS