Common Mental Disorder and Associated Factors among Women Attending Antenatal Care Follow-Up in North Wollo Public Health Facilities, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Common mental health disorders (CMD) during pregnancy are a public health concern because of the implications for the mother and infant's health during pregnancy and after birth. The prevalence and factors related to common mental disorders vary globally. Therefore, this study assessed the magnitude and factors associated with common mental disorder among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in North Wollo, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 777 study participants. The common mental disorder was assessed by using SRQ-20. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Logistic regression analysis was done to identify the independent variables associated with common mental disorders. Independent variables with a Results: The magnitude of CMD was 18.1% (95% CI: 15.5, 21.0). Factors significantly associated with CMD were the educational level of participants (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.48), husband's educational status (AOR = 11.13, 95%: 4.18, 29.66), unplanned pregnancy (AOR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.26, 5.09), self-reported complication on the current pregnancy (AOR = 0.11, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.21), self-reported complication during the previous delivery (AOR = 3.38, 95% CI: 1.39, 8.18), undernutrition (AOR = 2.19, 95%: 1.26, 3.81), high psychosocial risk (AOR = 20.55, 95% CI: 9.69, 43.59), having a legal issue (AOR = 2.06, 95%: 1.12, 3.79), and relationship problem (AOR = 7.22, 95% CI: 3.59, 14.53).