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Comorbid Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Pakistani Women: Higher Rates, Different Vulnerability Characteristics, and the Role of Perceived Stress

by
Shahirose Sadrudin Premji
1,*,†,
Sharifa Lalani
2,†,
Kiran Shaikh
2,†,
Ayesha Mian
3,
Ntonghanwah Forcheh
1,
Aliyah Dosani
4,5,
Nicole Letourneau
6,
Ilona S. Yim
7,
Shireen Shehzad Bhamani
2 and
MiGHT (Maternal-Infant Global Health Team—Collaborators in Research)
1,‡
1
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
2
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
3
Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
4
Faculty of Health, Community and Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
5
Department of Community Health Science, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
6
Faculty of Nursing and Cumming School of Medicine (Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Community Health Sciences), University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
7
Department of Psychological Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Equal contribution.
‡
Membership of MiGHT (Maternal-infant Global Health Team—Collaborators in Research) is provided in the Acknowledgments.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(19), 7295; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197295
Received: 2 September 2020 / Revised: 29 September 2020 / Accepted: 30 September 2020 / Published: 6 October 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Early Fetal Environment to Infancy: Setting the Stage for Lifelong Health)
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Abstract

Anxiety and depression commonly co-occur during pregnancy and may increase risk of poor birth outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. Our understanding of rates, patterns, and predictors of comorbid anxiety and depression is hindered given the dearth of literature, particularly in low- and middle-income (LMI) countries. The aim of this study is (1) to explore the prevalence and patterns of comorbid antenatal anxiety and depressive symptoms in the mild-to-severe and moderate-to-severe categories among women in a LMI country like Pakistan and (2) to understand the risk factors for comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms. Using a prospective cohort design, a diverse sample of 300 pregnant women from four centers of Aga Khan Hospital for Women and Children in Pakistan were enrolled in the study. Comorbid anxiety and depression during pregnancy were high and numerous factors predicted increased likelihood of comorbidity, including: (1) High level of perceived stress at any time point, (2) having 3 or more previous children, and (3) having one or more adverse childhood experiences. These risks were increased if the husband was employed in the private sector. Early identification and treatment of mental health comorbidities may contribute to decreased adverse birth outcomes in LMI countries. View Full-Text
Keywords: pregnancy; comorbid anxiety and depression; anxiety; depression; perceived stress; adverse childhood experiences; low- and middle-income countries pregnancy; comorbid anxiety and depression; anxiety; depression; perceived stress; adverse childhood experiences; low- and middle-income countries
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Premji, S.S.; Lalani, S.; Shaikh, K.; Mian, A.; Forcheh, N.; Dosani, A.; Letourneau, N.; Yim, I.S.; Bhamani, S.S.; MiGHT. Comorbid Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Pakistani Women: Higher Rates, Different Vulnerability Characteristics, and the Role of Perceived Stress. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197295

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Premji SS, Lalani S, Shaikh K, Mian A, Forcheh N, Dosani A, Letourneau N, Yim IS, Bhamani SS, MiGHT. Comorbid Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Pakistani Women: Higher Rates, Different Vulnerability Characteristics, and the Role of Perceived Stress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(19):7295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197295

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Premji, Shahirose S., Sharifa Lalani, Kiran Shaikh, Ayesha Mian, Ntonghanwah Forcheh, Aliyah Dosani, Nicole Letourneau, Ilona S. Yim, Shireen S. Bhamani, and MiGHT. 2020. "Comorbid Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Pakistani Women: Higher Rates, Different Vulnerability Characteristics, and the Role of Perceived Stress" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19: 7295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197295

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