Screening for antepartum anxiety and depression and their association with domestic violence among Egyptian pregnant women

Abdelhai, Rehab; Mosleh, Hanan

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“…A meta-analysis reported that rates of antepartum depression ranged from 15-65% (27), with the current study reporting average results. This was higher than reported results in Egypt where they documented that depression affected 10.4% of participants only while both depression and anxiety were documented in up to 60% of patients (17). This would be rendered to the different tools used for screening for mental disorders and IPV during pregnancy.…”

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“…A previous study evaluated the effect of enabling resources and childhood adverse events on anxiety associated with IPV among Egyptian women (16). In addition, a recent one was conducted to evaluate the association between mental disorders (anxiety and/or depression) with domestic violence (17). Other studies were conducted among non-pregnant women (18,19).…”

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“…This would be explained by the presence of common features between violence and depression such as humiliation and entrapment. Also, depression in women develops as a result of sense of loss which may be provoked by violence (17).…”

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Violence and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Egypt

Ghoneim

Elprince

Ali

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Background: Depression is a serious mental health disorder that might affect women in the childbearing period. Incidences increase during pregnancy as well as after delivery. Its association with intimate partner violence has been reported in many countries. Data about this sensitive issue are lacking in Egypt. The aim of the study was to determine the relation between intimate partner violence and depression during pregnancy.Methods: This was a case control study conducted at the the outpatient clinics in Suez Canal University hospitals, from January 2019 to March 2020. The study included two groups, the study group included women exposed to violence during the current pregnancy and a control one included women with no history of violence. Women were asked to complete the Arabic validated NorVold Domestic Abuse Questionnaire. Depression was evaluated using the Arabic validated form of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The main outcome measure was to assess the association between intimate partner violence and depression.Results: Both groups were matched in their demographic characters. Emotional violence was the most common reported pattern among women exposed to intimate partner violence 87.9% (139/158). There was a significant difference between women exposed to violence and those who were not exposed to violence in the total depression scores (13.63 ± 5.47 and 10.65 ± 5.44, respectively with a p value <0.001). Emotional and sexual violence had significant roles as risk factors for depression during pregnancy in single regression or after control of other confounders.Conclusion: There was a strong association between intimate partner violence and depression during pregnancy with variable rates that differ according to the economic state of the countries.

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Violence and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Egypt

Ghoneim

Elprince

Ali

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“…Abdalhai and Mosleh [13] studied antepartum anxiety and depression and their association with domestic violence among Egyptian pregnant women. Their results indicated that, pregnant women who expressed simultaneous anxiety and depressive manifestations accounted for 63%, whereas 11.4% and 10.4% of them expressed only anxiety and only depression.…”

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Mindfulness Based Intervention Program on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women

Mohamed¹,

Elsharkawy²,

Awad³

2017

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Abstract:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness based intervention program on anxiety and depressive symptoms among pregnant women. A Quasi-experimental design was used for this study. This study was conducted at antenatal outpatient clinic at El-Manial Educational University Hospital-Cairo University. A purposive sample consisted of 30 pregnant women with high risk for anxiety and depressive symptoms as confirmed by senior obstetrician according to screening sheet for high risk pregnant women. The sample was divided randomly into two groups; study and control groups (15 each). Three tools were used to collect the data for the present study; a) Personal Data Sheet; b) Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; and c) Perceived Stress Scale. The sample was divided into two groups, fifteen pregnant women as the study group and fifteen pregnant women as control group. Aconstructed mindfulness based intervention program was developed by the researchers and implemented to the study group in ten sessions that were held twice weekly, and each session ranged from 60 to 90 minutes. The main study findings revealed that, there was a statistically significant difference between study and control groups in the reduction of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The study concluded that mindfulness based intervention program was effective with pregnant women concerning the reduction of the anxiety and depression. The study recommended that, there is a great need for performing long-term follow-up in order to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness based intervention program on different pregnancy-related outcomes such as emotional well-being, postnatal depression, and mother-infant relationships.

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“…Due to uctuations and decline in the levels of ovarian hormones, women are at higher risk for mental health issues compared to men (1) and their mental health during reproductive age is a major public health concern in both developing and developed countries (2). There is an association between mental health status and marital satisfaction (3); anxiety and depression are associated with lower marital satisfaction (4,5).…”

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Mental Health and Marital Satisfaction Changes of Pregnant and Lactating Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gharagozloo

Sadatmahalleh

Khomami

et al. 2020

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Background: Women during pregnancy and in the first year after childbirth are vulnerable to mental disorders in the outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). There is a relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction. This study aimed to assess mental health, anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction among pregnant and lactating women and compared the results with non-pregnant/lactating (as control group) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.Methods: A cross-sectional study among married women in range of 18 to 45 years via online questionnaires was conducted from 20 March to 25 April, 2020. A total of 604 valid questionnaires were analyzed, including 200 pregnant women, 203 lactating women, and 201 non-pregnant/lactating women. Mental health, COVID-19-related anxiety, and marital satisfaction were respectively assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS Scale). The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: The scores of mental health problems in pregnant and lactating women were significantly higher than the control group (18.86±12.56 and 18.83±13.99 vs. 13.01±8.15, P<0.00). The total CDAS score in the control group was significantly less than pregnant women (30.87±10.56 vs. 26.05±6.12, P<0.001) and lactating women (30.80±11.37 vs. 26.05±6.12, P<0.001). The mean of marital satisfaction was significantly lower in the pregnant women (28.06±2.67 vs. 29.64±3.18, P < 0.001) and lactating women (28.74±3.58 vs. 29.64±3.18, p = 0.01) compared with the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the depression among three groups (P < 0.05).Conclusions: Pregnant and lactating women had more mental health problems, more anxiety and less marital satisfaction in comparison to non-pregnant/lactating women in the course of COVID-19 outbreaks. Further study is needed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 prevalence on mental health and marital satisfaction of pregnant and lactating women, considering the socioeconomic status.

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Screening for antepartum anxiety and depression and their association with domestic violence among Egyptian pregnant women

Cited by 42 publications

References 29 publications

Violence and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Egypt

Violence and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Egypt

Mindfulness Based Intervention Program on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women

Mental Health and Marital Satisfaction Changes of Pregnant and Lactating Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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