Antenatal depression among pregnant mothers in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study

Sarem, S, Neyazi, A, Mohammadi, AQ, Neyazi, M, Ahamdi, M, Razaqi, N, Wali, S, Timilsina, S, Faizi, H and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2024. Antenatal depression among pregnant mothers in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24: 342. ISSN 1471-2393

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Abstract

Background: Approximately one in five pregnant women experience antenatal depression globally. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of antenatal depression and explore its relationship between various demographic variables, recent sexual engagement, and recent adverse life events among pregnant Afghan women.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was carried out between January, 2023 and April 2023 among 460 women aged 15–45 years who were recruited using convenience sampling from Herat province (Afghanistan). Logistic regression models were utilized to explore the relationship between antenatal depression and socio-demographic characteristics among the participants.

Results: The prevalence of antenatal depression symptoms was 78.5%. Multiple regression analysis indicated that antenatal depression was significantly associated with (i) being aged 30–45 years (AOR: 4.216, 95% CI: 1.868–9.515, p = .001), (ii) being of low economic status (AOR:2.102, 95% CI: 1.051–4.202, p = .036), (iii) not being employed (AOR: 2.445, 95% CI:1.189–5.025, p = .015), (iv) not having had sex during the past seven days (AOR: 2.335, 95% CI: 1.427–3.822, p = .001), and (v) not experiencing a traumatic event during the past month (AOR:0.263, 95% CI: 0.139–0.495, p < .001).

Conclusion: The present study provides insight into the factors associated with the high prevalence of antenatal depression among pregnant Afghan women (e.g., demographic variables, recent adverse life events, and recent sexual engagement). It highlights the urgency of addressing antenatal depression in Afghanistan and provides a foundation for future research and interventions aimed at improving the mental health and well-being of pregnant women in the Afghan context.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Creators:	Sarem, S., Neyazi, A., Mohammadi, A.Q., Neyazi, M., Ahamdi, M., Razaqi, N., Wali, S., Timilsina, S., Faizi, H. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	4 May 2024
Volume:	24
ISSN:	1471-2393
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1186/s12884-024-06548-2 DOI 1892077 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2024. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	07 May 2024 08:52
Last Modified:	07 May 2024 08:52
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51388

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