Flooding and elevated prenatal depression in a climate-sensitive community in rural Bangladesh: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prenatal depression can have lasting adverse impacts on child health. Little is known about the impact of floods on prenatal depression in low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 881 pregnant women from September 24, 2023 to July 19, 2024 in riverine communities in rural Bangladesh. We recorded participant-reported flooding in the past 6 months, administered the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and obtained water level data and remote sensing data on distance to surface water. We fit generalized linear and log-linear models adjusting for month, wealth, education, age, and gestational age. We conducted 2 focus group discussions with 20 adult women.

Findings

3.6% of compounds were flooded in the past 6 mo

SUBMITTER: Hanif S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11623739 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature