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Prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy at Siriraj Hospital.

OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of mental health problem during first-half pregnancy.


STUDY DESIGN
Cross-sectional descriptive study.


MATERIAL AND METHOD
The 255 singleton pregnant women < 20 weeks of gestation were enrolled. They were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire which included Thai GHQ-30 (mental health problem screening tool) and frequent psychosocial stressor forms. The prevalence and factors associated with mental health problem were evaluated.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT
The prevalence of mental health problem.


RESULTS
The prevalence of mental health problem was 17.3%. Factors independently associated with mental health problem included worrying about health, stress of taking care of other family members and financial problem with adjusted OR 3.5 (95% CI 1.16, 10.74), 3.8 (95% CI 1.80, 7.89) and 3.2 (95% CI 1.34, 7.53) respectively.


CONCLUSION
The prevalence of mental health problem was 17.3%. Screening of mental health problem should be included in antenatal care service especially in the risk group.