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Anxiety among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in India - A multicentric study.
Tikka, Sai Krishna; Parial, Sonia; Pattojoshi, Amrit; Bagadia, Ashlesha; Prakash, Chandni; Lahiri, Deyashini; Jaiswal, Jyoti; Puri, Manju; Kukreti, Prerna; Behera, Rabindra Nath; Agrawal, Sarita; Garg, Shobit; Dubey, Surbhi; Gupta, Vineeta; Bajaj, Aakash; Agrawal, Akanksha; Singour, Chhaya; Patel, Geetanjali; Maghade, Megha; Purushotham, A; Pany, Sanjaya Kumar; Doria, Simran; Tejan, Veena; Chandra, Prabha S.
  • Tikka SK; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, India.
  • Parial S; Dhanwantari Clinic and Hospital, Raipur, India.
  • Pattojoshi A; Department of Psychiatry, Hi-Tech Medical college & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, India.
  • Bagadia A; Green Oak Initiative, Bengaluru, India.
  • Prakash C; Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Lahiri D; Department of Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate Institute of Behavioral And Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
  • Jaiswal J; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India.
  • Puri M; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
  • Kukreti P; Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
  • Behera RN; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hi-Tech Medical college & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, India.
  • Agrawal S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
  • Garg S; Department of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, India.
  • Dubey S; Department of Psychiatry, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India.
  • Gupta V; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, India.
  • Bajaj A; Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
  • Agrawal A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India.
  • Singour C; Department of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, India.
  • Patel G; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India.
  • Maghade M; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
  • Purushotham A; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
  • Pany SK; Department of Psychiatry, Hi-Tech Medical college & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, India.
  • Saurabh; Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
  • Doria S; Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
  • Tejan V; Department of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, India.
  • Chandra PS; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: prabhasch@gmail.com.
Asian J Psychiatr ; 66: 102880, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1458837
ABSTRACT
While higher anxiety during antenatal period cause several maternal and foetal health related complications, lower anxiety levels are found to be associated with lesser "precautionary behaviours" and consequently greater risk of infection, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to assess rates and determinants of generalized anxiety at the time of the pandemic as well as anxiety that was specific to the context of being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. (COVID-19-antenatal anxiety) in Indian women. This hospital-based, cross-sectional study using face-to-face interviews was conducted at antenatal clinics of five medical college hospitals in India. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD -7) and a customized scale to assess antenatal COVID-19 anxiety along with other tools that assessed social support and COVID-19-risk perception were administered to 620 pregnant women. We found that the percentage of women with moderate or severe anxiety based on GAD -7 was 11.1%. Multivariate analysis showed that higher COVID-19-risk perception, greater antenatal COVID-19 anxiety and lower perceived support significantly predicted moderate and severe generalized anxiety. Greater number of weeks of gestation, lower education, semiurban habitat and lower perceived social support were significant predictors of antenatal COVID-19 anxiety. We conclude that the rates of anxiety in pregnant women though not very high, still warrant attention and specific interventions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnant Women / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Asian J Psychiatr Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.ajp.2021.102880

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnant Women / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Asian J Psychiatr Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.ajp.2021.102880