The prevalence of mental health morbidity and its associated factors among women attending a prenatal clinic in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMahenge, Bathsheba
dc.contributor.authorStöckl, Heidi
dc.contributor.authorLikindikoki, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorKaaya, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorMbwambo, Jessie
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T06:26:45Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T06:26:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.032en_US
dc.description.abstractTo establish the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women attending prenatal care in Tanzania, and identify associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted of one in five physically well women attending a prenatal-care clinic in Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, between December 2011 and April 2012. Trained research assistants carried out face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. The Hopkins Symptoms Checklist and the PTSD Diagnostic Scale were used to establish levels of depression and anxiety symptoms. Among the 1180 women interviewed, 905 (76.7%) had symptoms of anxiety, 923 (78.2%) had symptoms of depression, and 58 (4.9%) had moderate/severe PTSD symptoms. After adjustment for women’s sociodemographic characteristics, age of the woman and their partner, educational level of the woman and their partner, relationship duration, employment, and marital status were associated with symptoms of at least one of the three mental disorders (P < 0.05 for all). Many pregnant women had symptoms of mental health disorders. Screening of mental health disorders during prenatal care and training of healthcare providers are needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMahenge, B., Stöckl, H., Likindikoki, S., Kaaya, S., & Mbwambo, J. (2015). The prevalence of mental health morbidity and its associated factors among women attending a prenatal clinic in Tanzania. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 130(3), 261-265.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3167
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
dc.subjectMental health morbidityen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectPost-traumatic stress disorderen_US
dc.subjectPrenatal clinicen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectPrenatal care clinicen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleThe prevalence of mental health morbidity and its associated factors among women attending a prenatal clinic in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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