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- Title
Depression in pregnancy. Prevalence and associated factors.
- Authors
de Jesus Silva, Monica Maria; Carvalho Leite, Eliana Peres Rocha; Nogueira, Denismar Alves; Clapis, Maria José
- Abstract
Objective. To evaluate the occurrence of depression during pregnancy and its associated factors. Methods. Epidemiological, quantitative, descriptive and crosssectional study, conducted from January to May 2013 with 209 pregnant women in the city of Alfenas, State of South Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HASD) of Zigmond y Snaith and a form for characterization of participants were used for data collection. Results. Depression was present in 14.8% of the pregnant women and was more frequent during the second trimester of pregnancy. Depression during pregnancy was significantly associated with number of births, number of children, ranking as the number of pregnancies, family support, amount of cigarettes smoked per day, consumption of alcohol, use of daily medications, history of mental disorder, presence of striking events in the last 12 months and history of domestic violence. Conclusion. The evaluation of depression showed that this disorder is common during pregnancy, and the risk is higher among primigravidae women, women who use alcohol, use daily medications, have history of mental disorder, have experienced a striking event in the last 12 months and who have suffered domestic violence. Knowledge of the factors associated with occurrence of depression allows early adoption of interventions to monitor the mental health of women throughout pregnancy, preventing this and other disorders.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MENTAL depression risk factors; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; MENTAL depression; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; FISHER exact test; GESTATIONAL age; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; SECOND trimester of pregnancy; PRENATAL care; PROBABILITY theory; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; STATISTICAL sampling; MATHEMATICAL variables; LOGISTIC regression analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; MANN Whitney U Test; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Investigacion & Educacion en Enfermeria, 2016, Vol 34, Issue 2, p342
- ISSN
0120-5307
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17533/udea.iee.v34n2a14