Psychosocial factors of antenatal anxiety and depression in Pakistan: is social support a mediator?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregnancy is generally viewed as a time of fulfillment and joy; however, for many women it can be a stressful event. In South Asia it is associated with cultural stigmas revolving around gender discrimination, abnormal births and genetic abnormalities.

Methodology

This cross-sectional study was done at four teaching hospitals in Lahore from February, 2014 to June, 2014. A total of 500 pregnant women seen at hospital obstetrics and gynecology departments were interviewed with a questionnaire consisting of three sections: demographics, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Social Provisions Scale (SPS). Pearson's chi-squared test, bivariate correlations and multiple linear regression were used to analyze associations between the independent vari

SUBMITTER: Waqas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4309576 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature