The Relationship between Household Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Study

Khoshgoo, Mahdi; Eslami, Omid; al-hosseini, Mojtaba Khadem; Shidfar, Farzad

doi:10.18502/ijps.v15i2.2684

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“…In the current study, iron-deficient girls had a higher chance to be 'likely depressed' (OR 2•01, 95 % CI 1•01, 3•00) or 'highly likely depressed' (OR 2•80, 95 % CI 1•76, 3•84) compared with non-iron-deficient girls. These findings are in accordance with other cross-sectional studies indicating that depression scores were higher in women with iron deficiency (OR 2•84 95 % CI 1•24, 6•51) (26) and adolescents with iron deficiency anaemia (OR 2•34, 95 % CI 1•58, 3•46) (27) . However, cross-sectional studies give no evidence of causality, and unfortunately, there is limited availability of longitudinal and intervention studies of iron status and depression among adolescents.…”

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Depressive symptoms among Mexican adolescent girls in relation to iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status: results from a latent class analysis

Zárate-Ortiz

Verhoef

Melse‐Boonstra

et al. 2022

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The study examined the association between depressive symptoms and iron status, anaemia, body weight, and pubertal status among Mexican adolescent girls. Design: In this cross-sectional study, depressive symptoms were assessed by the 6-item Kutcher Adolescent Depressive Scale (6-KADS), and latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify and characterize groups of girls based on depressive symptoms. Iron status and inflammation were assessed using ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor, C-reactive protein and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, respectively. Multiple logistic and linear regression were applied to model class membership as a function of iron status, anaemia, body weight, and pubertal status. Participants: We collected data from 408 girls aged 12-20 years. Setting: public schools in northern Mexico. Results: LCA yielded three classes of depressive symptoms; 44.4% of the adolescents were “unlikely to be depressed”, 41.5% were “likely to be depressed”, and 14.1% were “highly likely to be depressed”. Our analyses demonstrated that iron deficient girls had greater odds of being “likely depressed” (odds ratio, OR=2.01, 95% CI 1.01-3.00) or “highly likely depressed (OR=2.80, 95% CI 1.76-3.84). Linear regression analyses revealed that lower haemoglobin concentrations and higher body weight increased the probability of being “likely depressed”. There was no evidence that depressive symptoms were associated to age at menarche and years since menstruation. Conclusion: This study shows that iron deficient adolescent girls are more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms, and that lower concentrations of haemoglobin and higher body weight increased the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms.

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Depressive symptoms among Mexican adolescent girls in relation to iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status: results from a latent class analysis

Zárate-Ortiz

Verhoef

Melse‐Boonstra

et al. 2022

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“…However, apart from these studies, there are no other studies from LMICs that used nationally representative data sets of the general population. Other studies from LMICs that have focused on the relationship between food insecurity and depression have utilized specific populations such as mothers who recently gave birth and people living with HIV, and thus, generalizability is severely limited (Ayano et al, 2020; Dewing et al, 2013; Khoshgoo et al, 2020; Natamba et al, 2017; Tuthill et al, 2020).…”

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Association between food insecurity and depression among older adults from low‐ and middle‐income countries

Smıth

McDermott

Jacob

et al. 2021

Depression and Anxiety

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Background To examine the association between self‐reported food insecurity and depression in 34,129 individuals aged ≥50 years from six low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa). Methods Cross‐sectional, community‐based, nationally representative data from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) were analyzed. Self‐reported past 12‐month food insecurity was assessed with two questions on frequency of eating less and hunger due to lack of food. Questions based on the World Mental Health Survey version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview were used for the endorsement of past 12‐month DSM‐IV depression. Multivariable logistic regression analysis and meta‐analysis were conducted to assess associations. Results In total, 34,129 individuals aged ≥50 years [mean (SD) age, 62.4 (16.0) years; 52.1% females] were included in the analysis. Overall, the prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity was 6.7% and 5.1%, respectively, while the prevalence of depression was 6.0%. Meta‐analyses based on countrywise estimates showed that overall, moderate food insecurity (vs. no food insecurity) is associated with a nonsignificant 1.69 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.82–3.48) times higher odds for depression, while severe food insecurity is significantly associated with 2.43 (95% CI = 1.65–3.57) times higher odds for depression. Conclusions In this large representative sample of older adults from six LMICs, those with severe food insecurity were over two times more likely to suffer from depression (compared with no food insecurity). Utilizing lay health counselors and psychological interventions may be effective mechanisms to reduce depression among food‐insecure populations. Interventions to address food insecurity (e.g., supplemental nutrition programs) may reduce depression at the population level but future longitudinal studies are warranted.

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“…According to some studies, postpartum depression is less common than depression during pregnancy. (4) Depression symptoms throughout pregnancy occurred frequently. Higher levels of education, planned1pregnancies, continuing pregnancies & experiencing or having experienced psychological trauma were related variables.…”

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Frequency of Depression in Pregnant Patients Presenting to Antenatal Clinic. A Cross-Sectional Study

Jabbar¹,

Butt²,

Balouch³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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Depression is one of the most common complications in pregnancy. Pregnancy, however, makes women more vulnerable to psychological and emotional issues like anxiety, depression, stress & psychoses, which can have a negative impact on the mother and the foetus. Depression is one of the most common complications in pregnancy. Objective: To determine the frequency of depression in pregnant patients presenting to antenatal clinic in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Study Design: A Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Methodology: Total 250 females meeting the inclusion criteria were selected from the OPD. Then patients were assessed by using BDI scoring system by researcher herself. If BDI score was ≥11, then depression during pregnancy was labeled (as per operational definition). All this information was recorded through proforma (attached). Results: The mean age of the women was 32.37±8.10 years. There were 109(43.6%) women with less than equal to 20 weeks of gestational age and 141(56.4%) were having gestational age more than 20 weeks. The mean BDI score was 10.42±9.24. There were 45 (18%) women with depression and 205(82%) women were having no depression. Conclusion: In this study frequency of depression among pregnant women was 18%. However there was no significant association between depression and age, gestational age, parity, BMI and education status of women. Keywords: Depression, Pregnant women, Antenatal clinic.

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The Relationship between Household Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Study

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Depressive symptoms among Mexican adolescent girls in relation to iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status: results from a latent class analysis

Depressive symptoms among Mexican adolescent girls in relation to iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status: results from a latent class analysis

Association between food insecurity and depression among older adults from low‐ and middle‐income countries

Frequency of Depression in Pregnant Patients Presenting to Antenatal Clinic. A Cross-Sectional Study

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