ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2021
Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Services at Public Hospitals in Southern Ethiopia.
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- Suicidal ideation and behavior among perinatal women and their association with sleep disturbances, medical conditions, and known risk factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Maternal Suicide Ideation and Behaviour During Pregnancy and the First Postpartum Year: A Systematic Review of Psychological and Psychosocial Risk Factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Motherhood and mental health of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Suicidal ideation and attempts among adults in eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up clinic in Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Suicide among Reproductive-Age Women in Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- The role of effective factors on suicidal tendency of women in Turkey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Perinatal suicidal behavior in sub-Saharan Africa: A study protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Suicide and Maternal Mortality.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
- Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behavior among pregnant mothers in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide ideation and attempt are common among pregnant women, risk factors for completed suicide, and associated adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. It is under-recognized and has not been investigated well in low-income countries like Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with suicide ideation and attempt among pregnant women attending antenatal care services at public hospitals in southern Ethiopia.
methodsA group of 762 pregnant women who were attending the antenatal service at public hospitals in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia, selected by a systematic random sampling technique, took part in an interview. A Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to measure suicide ideation and attempt. Chi-square and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the associated factors. An adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used for reporting the result with a
resultsThe prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt among pregnant women was 11.8% and 2.7%, respectively. Unplanned pregnancy (AOR=2.01, 95% CI=1.04-3.88), poor social support (AOR=3.29, 95% CI=1.62-6.68), common mental disorders (AOR=2.77, 95% CI=1.50-5.09), and lifetime suicide ideation (AOR=4.63, 95% CI=2.63-8.16) were factors significantly associated with suicide ideation. Social support was the only correlated factor with suicide attempt among pregnant mothers.
conclusionThe prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt among pregnant women was found to be high. Intervention strategies towards suicidal ideation and attempt should consider improving social support and antenatal related common mental disorders with a primary focus on women with unplanned pregnancy and prior history of suicide ideation.
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