| dc.description.abstract | Background: Antenatal depression is a serious issue worldwide. The prevalence of Antenatal
depression is high compared to high income countries. Different studies have shown that it has
become a serious problem globally as well as it has different negative impacts on mother and
the child. However, In Bangladesh, few studies with highly variable and inconsistent findings
but no study have been done in Chittagong. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine
the prevalence of Antenatal depression and its determinants among pregnant women in
Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Objective: The study objective was to assess the prevalence of antenatal depression among
pregnant women living in Chittagong area and to assess the determinants of associated factors
among pregnant women in the Chittagong area.
Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from November- January
2023. A total of 250 pregnant women who visited the hospital were included in the study. A
random sampling method technique was used to select study participants, and a structured
questionnaire was conducted to collect data. In addition, I have used different scales there.
For the data entry and Analysis used the SPSS. Moreover, Descriptive statistics such as
means, frequencies and percentages were computed. Cross tabulation was performed to be
associated with factors and variables with p-values < 0.05 were considered as statistically
significant.
Results: A total 250 pregnant women were included in Analysis. The third trimester was
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high and it was 79.2%. 100% pregnant women were married and 92.0% were housewives. In
addition, 87.2% had less than 25000 income. Moreover, among 33.2% pregnant had the
previous abortion 33.2% had the previous C-section 37.2%. Among 250 pregnant women,
the GDM 18.4% and the higher blood pressure 28.4%.in addition, out of 250 women, family
history psychiatric illness had 49.2%. Furthermore, Intimate partner violence, GDM, and high
blood pressure were associated with antenatal depression.
Conclusion: The study showed that antenatal depression was high for those who had
intimate partner violence also it is also associated with GDM and Blood pressure. Our study
suggests doing the Antenatal depression services during pregnancy. Moreover, Family based
intervention, evidence based female empowerment, partner education and positive
relationship with the partner is very important to reduce the problem. | en_US |
