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ANALYSIS OF STUDY ABOUT FACTORS OF DEPRESSION IN PREGNANCY

Dr Irfan Ghani, Dr Tayyaba Abdul Hai, Dr Mehrosh Shahbaz

Introduction: Maternal health is one of the major goals of reproductive health. Changes in pregnancy make women susceptible to mood and psychological disorders. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of depression and predicting its related factors in pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Civil hospital Malakand during 2018. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and demographic information were used as measurement tools. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, linear regression and Chi-square test. Results: The mean age of subjects was 26.45 ± 4.49. The prevalence rate of depression in pregnant women was 80.5%. The score of depression in the first, second and third pregnancy trimesters was 67.9%, 83.5%, 85.8%, respectively. It was found that depression was significantly increased with the progression of pregnancy (p = 0.001). The results of regression analysis showed that the risk factors for depression in pregnancy included female education (OR = 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07), spouse's education (OR = 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07), self- employed spouse ( OR = 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07), an increase in the number of children (OR = 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07), an increase in the number of pregnancy (OR = 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07), history of abortion (OR= 4.67 95% .CI = 1.97-11.07). Conclusion: It is concluded that the prevalence of depression in pregnancy is very high and the factors of education, occupation, the number of children, and the number of pregnancies and history of abortion are considered as the variables affecting depression in pregnancy.

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