ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Perinatal Psychiatry
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1544254
This article is part of the Research TopicPerinatal mental health: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and FearView all 13 articles
Prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023
Provisionally accepted
- 1collage of medicine and health science, department of psychiatry, mizan tepi university, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
- 2College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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Abstract Background: Common mental disorders (CMDs) such as depression and anxiety are prevalent during pregnancy. CMDs are public health concerns because of the implications for the health of both the mother and fetus. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CMDs and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (UoG CSH), Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 26 to October 28, 2023, among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the UoG CSH. Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected using pre-designed tools like SRQ-20 and Oslo social support scale through face-to-face interviews. The collected data was entered into epi-data version 4.6.02 and analyzed using STATA version 14. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with common mental disorders. Results: Of the 407 pregnant women, 170 (41.8%) fulfill the criteria for CMDs. In the multivariable analysis, financial instability (AOR=1.66, 95% CI:1.02, 2.69), poor social support (AOR=2.60, 95% CI: 1.41, 4.81), emotional or physical abuse (AOR=3.86, 95% CI: 1.79, 8.30), history of mental illness (AOR=4.00, 95% CI: 1.24, 12.86), and unwanted pregnancy (AOR=3.02, 95% CI:1.02, 8.94) were significantly associated with common mental disorders (CMDs). Conclusion and recommendation: This study indicated that the prevalence of CMDs was high among pregnant women attending antenatal care in the UoG CSH. Those who had financial instability, poor social support, emotional or physical abuse, history of mental illness, and unwanted pregnancy were prone to CMDs. Therefore, early screening and monitoring of CMDs among pregnant women are important to reduce possible negative impacts on the health of women.
Keywords: Common mental disorder, Pregnant Women, Northwest, Gondar, Ethiopia
Received: 12 Dec 2024; Accepted: 09 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Kiber andualem Temesgen, collage of medicine and health science, department of psychiatry, mizan tepi university, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
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