Prevalence and influencing factors of depression and anxiety among 322 pregnant women in Jianyang City / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of anxiety and depression among pregnant women in Jianyang City. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to select 322 pregnant women in Jianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Jianyang City. The depression and anxiety of the participants were measured with self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and self-rating depression scale(SDS)，and the degree of social support was measured with social support rating scale (SSRS). Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between anxiety, depression and social support. The chi square ( 2) test and the non-conditional Logistic regression model were used to analyze the influencing factors of anxiety and depression. Results Anxiety rate and depression rate of pregnant women in Jianyang city were 5.3% and 5.6% respectively. There was a negative correlation between anxiety, depression and social support (P<0.05). Absence of prenatal examination (OR=4.554, 95% CI 1.063-19.510) was a risk factor for anxiety among pregnant women in Jianyang City. Late pregnancy (OR=5.381, 95% CI 1.422-20.363) and medium degree of social support (OR=4.150, 95% CI 1.198-14.375) were risk factors for depression among pregnant women in Jianyang City. Junior high school (OR=0.015, 95% CI 0.001-0.275), high school or technical secondary school (OR=0.004, 95% CI 0.001-0.128), junior college or above (OR=0.053, 95% CI 0.003-0.851) were protective factors for depression. Conclusions The prevelance of anxiety and depression in pregnant women cannot be ignored. It is important to carry out mental health intervention according to the above factors.