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Prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy at Siriraj Hospital
Surapol Wingwontham1, Wiboolphan Thitadilok, Supachoke Singhakant
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Objective:
To study the prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy.
Study Design:
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Material And Method:
The 255 singleton pregnant women < 20 weeks of gestation were enrolled. They were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire which included Thai GHQ-30 (mental health problem screening tool) and frequent psychosocial stressor forms. The prevalence and factors associated with mental health problem were evaluated.
Main Outcome Measurement:
The prevalence of mental health problem.
Results:
The prevalence of mental health problem was 17.3%. Factors independently associated with mental health problem included worrying about health, stress of taking care of other family members and financial problem with adjusted OR 3.5 (95% CI 1.16, 10.74), 3.8 (95% CI 1.80, 7.89) and 3.2 (95% CI 1.34, 7.53) respectively.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of mental health problem was 17.3%. Screening of mental health problem should be included in antenatal care service especially in the risk group.
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