Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression
Background: The increasing recognition of antenatal depression is an emerging area of concern in developing countres. We conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of antenatal mental distress and its relation with sociodemographic factors, obstetric factors, and physiological wellbeing in pregnan...
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| author | Babu, Giridhara R. Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Singh, Neeru Nath, Anita Rathnaiah, Mohanbabu Saldanha, Nolita Deepa, R. Kinra, Sanjay |
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| description | Background: The increasing recognition of antenatal depression is an emerging area of concern in developing countres. We conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of antenatal mental distress and its relation with sociodemographic factors, obstetric factors, and physiological wellbeing in pregnant women attending public health facilities in Bengaluru, South India.
Methods: Nested within a cohort study, we assessed the mental status in 823 pregnant women in two public referral hospitals. Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10 scale) was used to assess maternal depression. We collected information related to social-demographic characteristics and recent medical complaints. Descriptive statistics and odds ratios were calculated using SPSS version 20.
Results: Results show that 8.7% of the women exhibited symptoms of antenatal depression. Sociodemographic characteristics, such as respondent occupation, husband education, husband’s occupation, total family income showed significance. First time pregnancy, anemia, and high blood pressure were also associated with mental distress.
Conclusion: Our study has demonstrated feasibility of screening for mental health problems in public hospitals. Early detection of mental distress during pregnancy is crucial as it has a direct impact on the fetus. The public health facilities in low- and middle-income countries such as India should consider piloting and scaling up screening services for mental health conditions for pregnant women. |
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| spelling | nottingham-522462020-05-04T19:34:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52246/ Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression Babu, Giridhara R. Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Singh, Neeru Nath, Anita Rathnaiah, Mohanbabu Saldanha, Nolita Deepa, R. Kinra, Sanjay Background: The increasing recognition of antenatal depression is an emerging area of concern in developing countres. We conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of antenatal mental distress and its relation with sociodemographic factors, obstetric factors, and physiological wellbeing in pregnant women attending public health facilities in Bengaluru, South India. Methods: Nested within a cohort study, we assessed the mental status in 823 pregnant women in two public referral hospitals. Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10 scale) was used to assess maternal depression. We collected information related to social-demographic characteristics and recent medical complaints. Descriptive statistics and odds ratios were calculated using SPSS version 20. Results: Results show that 8.7% of the women exhibited symptoms of antenatal depression. Sociodemographic characteristics, such as respondent occupation, husband education, husband’s occupation, total family income showed significance. First time pregnancy, anemia, and high blood pressure were also associated with mental distress. Conclusion: Our study has demonstrated feasibility of screening for mental health problems in public hospitals. Early detection of mental distress during pregnancy is crucial as it has a direct impact on the fetus. The public health facilities in low- and middle-income countries such as India should consider piloting and scaling up screening services for mental health conditions for pregnant women. Frontiers Media 2018-05-02 Article PeerReviewed Babu, Giridhara R., Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana, Singh, Neeru, Nath, Anita, Rathnaiah, Mohanbabu, Saldanha, Nolita, Deepa, R. and Kinra, Sanjay (2018) Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression. Frontiers in Public Health, 6 . 127/1-127/6. ISSN 2296-2565 Pregnancy Mental distress Antenatal Stress Cohort Public hospital https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00127/full doi:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00127 doi:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00127 |
| spellingShingle | Pregnancy Mental distress Antenatal Stress Cohort Public hospital Babu, Giridhara R. Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Singh, Neeru Nath, Anita Rathnaiah, Mohanbabu Saldanha, Nolita Deepa, R. Kinra, Sanjay Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title | Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title_full | Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title_short | Sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| title_sort | sociodemographic and medical risk factors associated with antepartum depression |
| topic | Pregnancy Mental distress Antenatal Stress Cohort Public hospital |
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