Table 2.

the magnitude of postpartum depression in Africa using other assessment tools

SN	Author	Country	Sample size	Assessment tool	Time frame of assessment	Magnitude
1	Anokye, 2018 [56]	Ghana	212	PHQ-9	12 months	7%
2	Baggaley, 2007[57]	Burkino Faso	61	K10	12 weeks	44%
3	Adewuya & Afolabi, 2005 [58]	Nigeria	480	ZSDS	12 weeks	13.1%
4	Nakku, 2006 [26]	Uganda	544	SRQ-25	6 weeks	6.1%
5	Toru, 2018 [59]	Ethiopia	456	PHQ-9	12 months	22.9%
6	Odinka, 2019 [60]	Nigeria	424	HADS	6-14 weeks	33.3%