Open AccessMental distress and demographic, behavioral, obstetric characteristics, and health condition in pregnant women
Author(s) -
Betina Harmel,
Dorotéia Aparecida Höfelmann
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
salud mental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0185-3325
DOI - 10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2022.003
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , mental health , socioeconomic status , distress , prenatal care , obstetrics , psychiatry , social vulnerability , social support , demography , population , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology , psychotherapist
. Mental distress can have consequences for the health of women and children. Objective. To estimate the prevalence of mental distress and to identify its association with socioeconomic, demographic, health-related behaviors, obstetrics, and health status in pregnant women. Method. Cross-sectional study carried out with women undergoing prenatal care at the Unified Health System in Colombo-Paraná. The prevalence of mental distress was investigated using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Results. Among pregnant women (n = 605), the prevalence of mental distress was 47.9% (95% CI [44.0, 51.9]). After an adjusted analysis, the following was associated with the outcome: living without a partner (PR 1.27; 95% CI [1.06, 1.52]), having up to seven years of schooling (PR 1.30; 95% CI [1.04, 1.63]), performing moderate or intense physical activity (PR 1.47; 95% CI [1.02, 2.12]), consuming alcohol in the last 12 months (PR 1.29; 95% CI [1.08, 1.54]), being in the third pregnancy (PR 1.33; 95% CI [1.06, 1.67]), in the last trimester of pregnancy (PR 1.43; 95% CI [1.06, 1.94]), and the presence of a common pregnancy symptom (PR 1.56; 95% CI [1.15, 2.11]). Discussion and conclusion. Comprehensive mental health care during pregnancy is necessary especially for women in social vulnerability, at the end of pregnancy, and with worse health.