Factors Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women in the Situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Keywords:
COVID-19, depression, loneliness, pregnant womenAbstract
The cross-sectional study aimed to investigate factors influencing the mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The sample group consisted of 155 pregnant women using stratified random sampling. The research instruments were aquestionnaire on factors related to Prenancy, depression (EPDS), loneliness scale(UCLA scale) and a COVID-19 assessment form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression statistics.
The study found that the prevalence of depression and loneliness in pregnant women were 29.03% and 47.10% respectively. Factors affecting depression, it was found that poor family relationships had depression 3.28 times more those with good family relationships (Adjusted OR = 3.28, 95%CI: 1.43 to 7.53), and pregnant women seeking excessive information were 2.50 times more likely to have depression than those who had little information about COVID-19 (Adjusted OR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.20 to 5.22). Factors affecting loneliness found that pregnant women being employed were 2.76 times lonelier than those who did not have a job (Adjusted OR = 2.76, 95%CI: 1.32 to 5.75). Pregnant women with poor family relationships were 2.52 times as likely to have good family relationships (Adjusted OR = 2.52, 95%CI: 1.06 to 5.97), and women with their second or higher-parity pregnancy were lonesome 2.48 times more than women with their first pregnancy (Crude OR = 2.48, 95%CI: 1.20 to 5.11) with statistical significance (p-value < 0.05). Therefore, the health team should promote good family relationships, and knowing appropriate information about COVID-19 will prevent depression and reduce loneliness for pregnant women.
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