Common Mental Disorder and Associated Factors among Women Attending Antenatal Care Follow-Up in North Wollo Public Health Facilities, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Conclusions and Recommendation. One in five pregnant women has common mental disorder. Educational status of the participants and their spouses, unplanned pregnancy, self-reported complication during current and previous pregnancy, psychosocial risk, and legal and relationship problems were the main determinants of common mental disorders. Therefore, screening pregnant women for mental disorders and provision of necessary mental health services are recommended to minimize the adverse health outcome of CMD during pregnancy.PMID:38549566 | PMC:PMC10978072 | DOI:10.1155/2024/8828975

Source: Depression Research and Treatment - March 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amanuel Addisu Henok Kumsa Seteamlak Adane Gedefaw Diress Aragaw Tesfaye Mulugeta Wodaje Arage Kendie Mekuria Solomon Moges Getasew Mulat Bantie Amare Alemu Melese Lebeza Alemu Tenaw Source Type: research