Table 1.

the magnitude of postpartum depression in Africa using the EPDS as an assessment tool

SN.	Author	Country	Sample size	Assessment tool	Time frame of assessment	Magnitude
1	Hung, 2014 [45]	South Africa	249	EPDS	12 weeks	31.7%
2	McHichi Alami et al. 2006 [46]	Morocco	100	EPDS	12 weeks	17.0%
3	Abiodun, 2006 [47]	Nigeria	360	EPDS	6 weeks	18.6%
4	Adewuya et al. 2005 [27]	Nigeria	128	EPDS	6 weeks	14.6%
5	Stellenberg, 2015 [48]	South Africa	159	EPDS	6 weeks	50.3%
6	Uwakwe, 2003 [49]	Nigeria	225	EPDS	6-8 weeks	10.7%
7	Agoub et al., 2005 [50]	Morocco	144	EPDS	6 weeks	6.9%
8	Kakyo et al.2012 [29]	Uganda	202	EPDS	< 12 weeks	43%
9	Rogathi, 2017 [51]	Tanzania	1013	EPDS	6 weeks	12%
10	Chibanda, 2010 [28]	Zimbabwe	210	EPDS	6 weeks	33%
11	Chinawa, 2016 [52]	Nigeria	214	EPDS	6 weeks	22.9%
12	Khalifa, 2015 [30]	Sudan	238	EPDS	12 weeks	9.2%
13	Madeghe, 2016 [53]	Kenya	200	EPDS	6 weeks	13%
14	Ongeri, 2018 [54]	Kenya	171	EPDS	6-10 weeks	18.7%
15	Abadiga, 2019 [55]	Ethiopia	287	EPDS	< 12 weeks	20.9%