The Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Primigravid Women | ||
| Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Article 4, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 189-195 PDF (516.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| Authors | ||
| F. Mirsalimi* 1; A. Montazeri2; A. Noroozi3 | ||
| 1Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 2Population Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran | ||
| 3Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: Depression during pregnancy has a significant impact on both mother and fetus. This study aimed to determine the frequency of depression and associated factors among primigravid women. Materials & Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 255 pregnant women attending a hospital in Tehran from October 2017 to February 2018. A demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Postpartum Depression Literacy Scale (PoDLiS) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), given to a convenient sample of primigravid women attending the antenatal clinic, were completed. chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data and SPSS version 22.0 was used for its analysis (p<0.05). Findings: The prevalence of depression during pregnancy was 17.3% (n=255). The results of the t-test and chi-square test showed that depression was significantly associated with age (p=0.008), marriage age (p=0.018), economic status (p=0.050), family history of depression (p<0.001), marital satisfaction (p<0.001), ability to recognize postpartum depression (p=0.019) and attitudes about postpartum depression (p=0.042). Further analysis by logistic regression analysis revealed that family history of depression [AOR=7.89, 95% CI, p=0.002] and less satisfaction with husband [AOR=3.24, 95% CI, p=0.021] was significantly associated with depression. Conclusion: The findings showed that a high percentage of women were depressed. Also, having a family history of depression and less satisfied with the husband were the strongest factors related to depression. It seems that educational interventions and counseling may need to be conducted on high-risk mothers to promote their mental health status. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pregnancy; Depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Prevalence | ||
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