Antenatal depression in coastal South India: Prevalence and risk factors in the community

Christina George, Anoop RN Lalitha, Abish Antony, Arun V Kumar and Jacob Ks

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2016, vol. 62, issue 2, 141-147

Abstract: Background: Antenatal depression is a highly prevalent disorder with serious implications on maternal and child outcomes. There are few studies examining this in low-middle-income community settings. Aims: To determine the prevalence of antenatal depression in women from a coastal rural background in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and to determine its associated factors. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional community-based study, in 202 antenatal women, standard interview and diagnostic criteria (Clinical Interview Schedule–Revised (CIS-R)) were employed for identifying depression and examining a wide range of putative clinical and sociocultural risk factors including domestic violence. Results: There was a 16.3% prevalence of depression among the 202 women sampled. The possible risk factors after stepwise backward regression were pressure to have a male child, 11.48 (2.36–55.78); financial difficulties, 8.23 (2.49–27.22); non-arranged marriage, 6.05 (1.72–21.23); history of miscarriage–still birth, 5.77 (1.55–21.43) and marital conflict, 9.55 (2.34–38.98). Conclusion: There is a need to develop strategies for recognition and appropriate intervention for antenatal depression, in the context of locally relevant risk factors, so as to improve both maternal and child outcomes.

Keywords: Antenatal; depression; community; prevalence; risk factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764015607919

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