Prevalence and Risk Factors of Major Depressive Disorder Among Women at Public Antenatal Clinics From Refugee, Conflict-Affected, and Australian-Born Backgrounds.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pregnancy may increase the risk of depression among women who self-identify as refugees and have resettled in high-income countries. To our knowledge, no large systematic studies among women with refugee backgrounds in the antenatal period have been conducted.

Objectives

To compare the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD), trauma exposure, and other psychosocial risk factors among women who identify as refugees, women from the same conflict-affected countries, and women from the host nation and to test whether self-identification as a refugee indicates greater likelihood of prevalence and risk.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was undertaken in 3 public antenatal clinics in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, between Januar

SUBMITTER: Rees SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6503483 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature