Evaluation of Depression and related factors in pregnant women referred to urban and rural health centers of Sarakhs

Authors

  • Abbas Zavar MD, MPH, PhD candidate in Toxicology & Alcohol abuse, Addiction Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Lida Jarahi Assistant Professor, Community Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mahboubeh Neamat Shahi Resident of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract:

Background & aim: Clinical definition of depression disorder has changed and made precise over the time. Some studies reported depression during pregnancy was more common than postpartum depression. The purpose of this study is to evaluate prevalence and factors that may be contributing to the depression in pregnant women in Sarakhs city. Methods:This cross sectional study was conducted on 300 pregnant women who was referred to the health centers in Sarakhs city, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, 2011. Beck's Depression inventory questionnaire and demographic questionnaire were completed by trained interviewers. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 by using T-test, man-Whitney, Chi-square tests. P-value less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: Prevalence of depression in pregnant women was 47.5% which the most of them had moderate depression. In this assay, depression significantly was related to mother age (P=0.02), her occupations (P=0.009), family income (P=0.04), ethnicity (P=0.03), place of living (P=0.01), number of children (P=0.001), unwanted pregnancy (P=0.001), and history of parities (P=0.001). Conclusion: : Prevalence of depression during pregnancy makes it more important for providing antenatal care and supporting such women in seeking help. This study indicating the importance of the psychological state of pregnant women, screening depression with accurate assessment of the symptoms and diagnosis it as early as possible.

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volume 3  issue 2

pages  343- 348

publication date 2015-04-01

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