Prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy at Siriraj Hospital.
OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy.


METHODS
Cross-sectional descriptive study.


METHODS
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.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Surapol
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Wingwontham
Wiboolphan
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Thitadilok
Supachoke
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Singhakant
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D015995:Prevalence; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand