Abstract:
Abstract
Background
Depression is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder during pregnancy and is associated
with psychosocial and clinical obstetric factors. Depressive disorders are not only common
and chronic among women throughout the world but also principal sources of disability. The
scarce information and limited attention to the problem might aggravate the consequence of
the problem and can limit the intervention to be taken. Therefore, the current study was conducted
to determine the prevalence and identify associated factors for antenatal
depression.
Methods
Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted by taking a sample of 388 pregnant
women coming for ANC service at Gondar University Hospital. Systematic random sampling
technique was employed to recruit the study participants. Structured, pretested and
interview administered questionnaire was used to collect related information while Beck
Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess individuals`depression condition. A cut off
point with high sensitivity and specificity was determined and internal consistency of the tool
was checked (Cronbach alpha = 0.82). Ep Info V. 2002 and STATA 12 were used for data
entry and analyses, respectively. Adjusted Odds Ratio with its 95% CI was used to declare
the statistical significance of the factors.
Results
Depression among pregnant women was found to be 23%(95%CI: 18.48%, 26.86%). Factors
significantly associated with depression were: woman`s age (20 to 29, AOR = 0.18,95%
