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Prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression among women attending antenatal care follow up at Michu Clinic in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2019.
Birhane Gebrehiwot Beyene
Mekelle University College of Health Sciences
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Background
Antenatal depression is a serious mental health problem that can negatively affect the lives of women. Depressive disorders are not only common and chronic among women throughout the world but also the principal source of disability. The scarce information and limited attention to the problem might aggravate the consequence of the problem and can limit the intervention to be taken. So the purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression among women.
Methods
An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted by systemic random sampling technique among 203 pregnant women following Antenatal care at Michu clinic in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March to June 2019. An interviewer administered Beck Depression Inventory (II) questionnaire was used to assess individual’s depression condition after consent obtained from participants. Data was entered and analyzed by using statically package for social science version 22. Then bivariate regression with p-value ≤0.25 was entered in to multivariate regression with p-value <or equals to 0.05 showed significance, after that the result presented by frequency tables and graphs.
Results
Among 203 pregnant women following ANC follow up 64 of them (31.5%) had antenatal depression. A protective association of independent variables with antenatal depression on middle income (500-1000) per month AOR of 95% CI 0.199(0.066, 0.597), and women who had no history of antenatal follow up AOR of 95% CI 0.038(0.04, 0.341). Women whose educational status had high school associated with antenatal depression with AOR of 95% CI 6.755 (1.671, 25.908).
Conclusions
Antenatal depression is a common mental health problem during pregnancy so integrate mental health with antenatal care service and screen pregnant mothers for mental illness.
Keywords
Antenatal depression, Antenatal follow-up, Mekelle, Michu clinic
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Prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression among women attending antenatal care follow up at Michu Clinic in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2019.
Birhane Gebrehiwot Beyene
Mekelle University College of Health Sciences
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Background
Antenatal depression is a serious mental health problem that can negatively affect the lives of women. Depressive disorders are not only common and chronic among women throughout the world but also the principal source of disability. The scarce information and limited attention to the problem might aggravate the consequence of the problem and can limit the intervention to be taken. So the purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression among women.
Methods
An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted by systemic random sampling technique among 203 pregnant women following Antenatal care at Michu clinic in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March to June 2019. An interviewer administered Beck Depression Inventory (II) questionnaire was used to assess individual’s depression condition after consent obtained from participants. Data was entered and analyzed by using statically package for social science version 22. Then bivariate regression with p-value ≤0.25 was entered in to multivariate regression with p-value <or equals to 0.05 showed significance, after that the result presented by frequency tables and graphs.
Results
Among 203 pregnant women following ANC follow up 64 of them (31.5%) had antenatal depression. A protective association of independent variables with antenatal depression on middle income (500-1000) per month AOR of 95% CI 0.199(0.066, 0.597), and women who had no history of antenatal follow up AOR of 95% CI 0.038(0.04, 0.341). Women whose educational status had high school associated with antenatal depression with AOR of 95% CI 6.755 (1.671, 25.908).
Conclusions
Antenatal depression is a common mental health problem during pregnancy so integrate mental health with antenatal care service and screen pregnant mothers for mental illness.
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