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Unplanned Pregnancy and Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Gilberto Assunção Costa Júnior

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Adriana Sousa Rêgo

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Andressa Pestana Brito

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Poliana da Silva Rêgo Furtado

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Thayla Thais Jatahy Pereira

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Lucas Frota Beckman

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Yuri Alfredo Araujo Mendonça

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Cristina Nitz da Cruz

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Magali Kelli Nitz

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Márcia Rodrigues Veras Batista

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Márcio Anderson Sousa Nunes

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Janaina Maiana Abreu Barbosa

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • José Márcio Soares Leite

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Ângela Falcai

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Marcos Antônio Barbosa Pacheco

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Cristina Maria Douat Loyola

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Maria Raimunda Chagas Silva

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Wellyson da Cunha Araújo Firmo

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil
    Health Sciences Center, State University of the Tocantina Region of Maranhão, Campus Imperatriz, Imperatriz 65900-000, Maranhão, Brazil)

  • Flor de Maria Araujo Mendonça Silva

    (Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Programs and Services, Ceuma University, Campus Renascença, São Luís 65075-120, Maranhão, Brazil)

Abstract

This is a cross-sectional study conducted with pregnant women who underwent prenatal care at basic health units in São Luís City, Maranhão State, Brazil. The authors used a semistructured questionnaire to assess the socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of pregnant women as well as the Edinburgh Scale to investigate depressive symptoms. In order to assess the association between the explanatory variable and the outcome variable, Poisson logistic regression was performed with statistical significance at p < 0.05. A total of 205 women were interviewed, most aged between 18 and 29 years (66.83%). Of this total, 74.63% had not planned their pregnancy and 26.67% had depressive symptoms. The variables unplanned pregnancy (PR = 1.41; CI = 0.99–2.00; p = 0.05) and not undergoing psychological counseling (PR = 1.42; CI = 0.51–0.83; p ≤ 0.01) correlated with depressive symptoms during pregnancy. It is thus possible to link the variables unplanned pregnancy ( p > 0.05) and not undergoing psychological counseling ( p = 0.001) to depression. Therefore, it is important to monitor the mental health of pregnant women, especially in situations of vulnerability.

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  • Gilberto Assunção Costa Júnior & Adriana Sousa Rêgo & Andressa Pestana Brito & Poliana da Silva Rêgo Furtado & Thayla Thais Jatahy Pereira & Lucas Frota Beckman & Yuri Alfredo Araujo Mendonça & Cristi, 2022. "Unplanned Pregnancy and Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:652-:d:1019941
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