Anxiety & Depression among Pregnant Women of Quetta, Pakistan - Saleem, Fahad; Iqbal, Qaiser; Ghaffar, Rahila
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The current study aims to evaluate the frequency and predictors of A&D among pregnant women attending a tertiary healthcare institutes in Quetta city, Pakistan. A questionnaire based, cross-sectional survey was conducted. The pre-validated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to assess the frequency of A&D among study respondents. Anxiety and depression scores were calculated via standard scoring procedures while logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of A&D. Seven hundred and fifty pregnant women responded to the survey. The mean anxiety score was…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The current study aims to evaluate the frequency and predictors of A&D among pregnant women attending a tertiary healthcare institutes in Quetta city, Pakistan. A questionnaire based, cross-sectional survey was conducted. The pre-validated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to assess the frequency of A&D among study respondents. Anxiety and depression scores were calculated via standard scoring procedures while logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of A&D. Seven hundred and fifty pregnant women responded to the survey. The mean anxiety score was 10.08±2.52; the mean depression score was 9.51±2.55 and the total HADS score was 19.23±3.91. Logistic regression analysis reported significant goodness of fit (Chi square = 17.63, p = 0.030, DF = 3), indicating that the model was advisable. Among all variables, age had a significant association when compared with HADS scores [adjusted OR (odds ratios) = 1. 23, 95 % CI = 1.13 ¿ 1.62, p < 0.001). The evidence from this study provides a motion of support programs for anxious and depressed pregnant women. Therefore, there is a need to incorporate A&D screening in the existing antenatal programs.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Fahad Saleem holds the chair of Pharmacy Practice at University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan. As an avid researcher and writer, Dr. Fahad Saleem has published more than 200 full research journal articles in international peer reviewed journals, co-authored 5 books and had presented in more than 100 international conferences worldwide.