Pregnancy-related anxiety symptoms and associated factors amongst pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria

Akinsulore, Adesanmi; Temidayo, Akinfenwa M.; Oloniniyi, Ibidunni Olapeju; Olalekan, Badejoko O.; Yetunde, Oladimeji

doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1616

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“…This study evaluated the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression and explored the associated risk factors among pregnant women visiting prenatal care clinics in Jeddah. In this study, 58.5% of the pregnant women who were surveyed were at a high risk of developing an anxiety disorder (according to the PASS), which is slightly higher than the proportion (43.5%) reported by Akinsulore et al [ 13 ]. Furthermore, 70.5% of the participants reported anxiety symptoms; most (44.5%) had only mild-moderate symptoms, and 26.0% had severe symptoms.…”

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“…Unlike this study, a study at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, found a relationship between educational level and depression, which could also be attributed to the use of different depression scales [ 10 ]. Furthermore, a Nigerian study reported that pregnancy-related anxiety was significantly associated with education and that women with low levels of education were more likely to suffer from anxiety [ 13 ].…”

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Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Jeddah

Khouj¹,

AlBasri²,

Albishri³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among pregnant women living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and to assess associated risk factors.Methods: The study, which was a cross-sectional design, was conducted under the supervision of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, a tertiary care center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in May and June of 2021. The sample consisted of 200 pregnant women who completed an online questionnaire that included sociodemographic variables, obstetric information, pregnancy-related depression, stress, and anxiety symptoms, which were evaluated using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS).Results: DASS-21 scores indicated the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 37.5%, 54.0%, and 25.0%, respectively. The PASS revealed that 29.5% of participants had minimal anxiety symptoms, 44.5% had mild-to-moderate anxiety symptoms, and 26.0% had severe anxiety symptoms. The three psychological health conditions were significantly associated with family/husband support, history of caesarean section, parity, and abortion.Conclusions: Pregnant women should be screened routinely for any psychological disturbances, and women who are at high risk for mental illness should receive proper psychological care. Pregnant women, their families, and members of society should receive health-related education in order to prevent prenatal psychological issues as much as possible.

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Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Jeddah

Khouj¹,

AlBasri²,

Albishri³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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“…We investigated the prevalence of PRA in Chinese pregnant women and explored the mediating role of resilience. PRA occurred in 41.4% of pregnancies in our study, which is similar to the reported prevalence in south-west Nigeria (43.5%) [ 10 ]. And the level of PRA yielded by us is much higher than that reported in the Netherlands (11%) [ 13 ], Tanzania (25%) [ 8 ], Iran (21%) [ 55 ] and Qatar (26.5%) [ 25 ], whilst it was lower than what was reported in India (55.7%) [ 11 ].…”

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“…The worse thing is that PRA is a widespread problem among pregnant women during pregnancy. The prevalence of PRA accounted from 23.6 to 55% in developing countries [7][8][9][10][11], and the magnitude of PRA in developing countries was estimated to be 6% to 29% in international studies [12][13][14]. In China, the incidence of PRA was about 21 − 30% under the one-child policy before 2016 [15], and 29 − 32% under the two-child policy before May 2021 [16,17].…”

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The relationship among pregnancy-related anxiety, perceived social support, family function and resilience in Chinese pregnant women: a structural equation modeling analysis

Huang

et al. 2022

BMC Women's Health

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Background Accumulating evidence suggests that pregnancy-related anxiety (PRA) has adverse impacts on maternity health and infant development. A substantial body of literature has documented the important influence of family function, perceived social support and resilience on PRA. However, research identifying the mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship in China are still lacking. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PRA under the three-child policy in China, and also explore the interrelationships among perceived social support, family function, resilience, and PRA. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a convenient sampling method was used to select 579 pregnant women who underwent prenatal examination at the maternity outpatient departments of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China from December 2021 to April 2022. Participants were required to complete the following questionnaires: the demographic form, the Chinese Pregnancy-related Anxiety scale, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the APGAR Family Care Index Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Pearson correlation analysis was utilized to examine the rudimentary relationship among the study variables. Bootstrapping analyses in the structural equation modeling were applied to identify the significance of indirect effects. Results There were 41.4% of pregnant Chinese women indicating PRA. Correlational analyses indicated that perceived social support, family function and resilience were negatively associated with PRA (r = − 0.47, P < 0.01; r = − 0.43, P < 0.01; r = − 0.37, P < 0.01, respectively). The results of bootstrapping analyses demonstrated significant indirect effects of perceived social support (β = − 0.098, 95% CI [− 0.184, − 0.021]) and family function (β = − 0.049, 95% CI [− 0.103, − 0.011]) on PRA via resilience. Conclusions Chinese pregnant women are suffering from high levels of PRA. Better family function and perceived social support might reduce the occurrence of PRA, as well as by the mediating effects of resilience. Healthcare providers must be concerned about PRA and perform corresponding actions to reduce it. By strengthening social support and improving family function, antenatal care providers could effectively reduce or prevent PRA. And more importantly, implementing resilience-promoting measures are also essential to relieve anxiety and support mental health in pregnant women.

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“…In the literature, it has been proven that anxiety increases in the last trimester of pregnancy (Kitapcıoglu, Yanıkkerem, Sevil and Yuksel, 2008). In a study done, it was found that the factors that contribute significantly to pregnancy-related high anxiety symptoms in pregnant women are older maternal age and social and medical concerns (Akinsulore, Temidayo, Oloniniyi, Olalekan and Yetunde, 2021). In the research, it is observed that pregnant women are getting worried as the delivery approaches.…”

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Determination of Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women Living in Rural Areas

AVCI

KAYTAN²

2023

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry &Amp; Psychology

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The research was planned as a descriptive and cross-sectional to determine the anxiety levels of pregnant women living in a village in a region located in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The research took part between December 2020 and April 2021 with 230 women who were 16, 22, and 35 weeks pregnant. Data collection tools consist of the "Pregnant Identification Form" and "Cambridge Anxiety Scale (CAS)." The data were assessed by number, percentage, mean, standard deviation analysis of variance, Kruskal Wallis H, and Mann Whitney U tests in a computer environment. A statistically significant difference was determined between the age group of the spouses of the pregnant women, household size, income status and the number of pregnancies at 16 weeks of pregnancy, and the mean scores they got from the CAS (p<0,05). All pregnant women at 16, 22, and 35 weeks who stated that they had a risky situation in their current pregnancy had mean CAS scores that were statistically significantly higher than those who stated that there was no risky situation in their pregnancy (p<0,05). Consequently, it was observed that as the week of pregnancy increased, the anxiety level increased as well, and there were some variables that increased anxiety in pregnant women. Health professionals should determine the situations causing anxiety in pregnant women and act sensitively accordingly and provide training and consultancy services.

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Pregnancy-related anxiety symptoms and associated factors amongst pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

References 39 publications

Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Jeddah

Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Jeddah

The relationship among pregnancy-related anxiety, perceived social support, family function and resilience in Chinese pregnant women: a structural equation modeling analysis

Determination of Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women Living in Rural Areas

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