Associated factors of prenatal depression among teenage pregnant women at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
J Med Assoc Thai
; 98(5): 437-43, 2015 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Depression during pregnancy is associated with deteriorating maternal health and increasing risk of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and suicidal attempt. The problems may be worse in adolescents who are more vulnerable. This study was conducted to determine the percentage of depression among teenage mothers and its associated factors. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Two hundred teenage pregnant women aged between 13 and 19 years who visited King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH) participated in the present study. They were asked to complete the validated Thai Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) questionnaire for depression screening. The cut-offscore of 11 was used for the diagnosis of prenatal depression.RESULTS:
Ninety-two (46%) teenage pregnant women were found to have prenatal depression using the EPDS cut-off score of 11. The mean age of participants was 17.5 years with the mean gestational ages of 23 weeks. Most of the participants (67%) resignedfrom school and 16% had history of attempted abortion during current pregnancy. There was no significant association between prenatal depression and unplanned pregnancy, unemployment, leaving school, or trimester at screening. Logistic regression analyses showed that history of attempted abortion and inadequate income were significantly associated with prenatal depression (odd ratio = 8.03, 95% CI 1.59 to 40.37 and 4.16, 95% CI 1.35 to 12.83, respectively).CONCLUSION:
Prenatal depression was common among teenage pregnant women who visited KCMH. Attempted abortion and inadequate income were found to be significantly associated with prenatal depression.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações na Gravidez
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Gravidez na Adolescência
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Assoc Thai
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article