ArticleBMC public health2022
High levels of depressive symptoms and low quality of life are reported during pregnancy in Cape Coast, Ghana; a longitudinal study.
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- A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Preeclampsia: Medication Adherence, Depression and Quality of Life.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Environmental Stressors, Anemia, and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnancy: Unpacking the Combined Risks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Estimating the prevalence, socioeconomic determinants, and health seeking behavior of individuals with depression in Ghana.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Psychometric analysis and validation of the SF-34 PREG: An adaptation of the SF-36 for assessing quality of life in pregnant women.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
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- The construction and validation of the novel nomograms for the risk prediction of prenatal depression: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life during three trimesters of pregnancy in Morocco: cross-sectional pilot study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Risk of depression during pregnancy in usual risk antenatal care.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Pre-pregnancy BMI was associated with gestational depressive phenotypes in a population of 12,099 women in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Perceptions and experiences of prenatal mental health: A qualitative study among pregnant women in Ghana.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSignificant rates of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and low quality of life (QoL) have been found among pregnant women in developed countries. These psychosocial disturbances have not been adequately assessed during pregnancy in many developing countries.
methodsWomen were recruited in their first trimester of pregnancy (< 13 weeks; n = 116) and followed through to their 2
resultsParticipants were aged 27.1 ± 5.2 years, on average. Psychometric analyses revealed a 4-factor solution for BAI (18 items), 1-factor solution for CES-D (13 items) and 4-factor solution for RAND SF-36 (26 items). The prevalence estimate of psychosocial disturbances was 34%, 10%, 2% (anxiety), 49%, 31%, 34% (depressive symptoms), and 46%, 37%, 59% (low QoL) for 1
conclusionsIn this population of Ghanaian women, the levels of depressive symptoms and low QoL observed across pregnancy should be recognized as major public health problems and efforts to address these should be put in place. Addressing food insecurity may be a major step to solve not only the physical needs of the pregnant woman but also the psychological needs.
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