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Determinants of Psychosocial Health Status in Pregnant and Postpartum Women Experiencing Earthquake in Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2024

Hacer Yalniz Dilcen Open the ORCID record for Hacer Yalniz Dilcen [Opens in a new window] ,
Yeliz Çakır Koçak ,
Güleser Ada ,
Feyza Demir Bozkurt  and
Hanifi Dülger
Hacer Yalniz Dilcen*
Affiliation:
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Ağdacı Campus, Bartin, Turkey
Yeliz Çakır Koçak
Affiliation:
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Ağdacı Campus, Bartin, Turkey
Güleser Ada
Affiliation:
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Ağdacı Campus, Bartin, Turkey
Feyza Demir Bozkurt
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Ağdacı Campus, Bartin, Turkey
Hanifi Dülger
Affiliation:
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Ağdacı Campus, Bartin, Turkey
*
Corresponding author: Hacer Yalniz Dilcen; Email: hdilcen@bartin.edu.tr.
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Abstract

Objective:

It is well known that natural disasters such as earthquakes negatively affect physical and mental health by exposing people to excessive stress. The aim of this study was to investigate determinants of psychosocial health status among the pregnant and postpartum women who experienced earthquake in Türkiye.

Methods:

Pregnant and postpartum women (n = 125) living in tent cities in the Kahramanmaraş region formed the study sample. Data were collected between February 20 and 26, 2023, through face-to-face interviews. The instruments used for data collection were the Introductory Form, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Traumatic Childbirth Perception Scale, and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder–Short Scale.

Results:

A moderate positive relationship was found between stress and posttraumatic stress and traumatic childbirth perception in pregnant and postpartum women, and a high positive relationship was found between anxiety and depression. A high level of relationship was found between anxiety and stress and depression.

Conclusions:

It is seen that the psychosocial health of pregnant and postpartum women, who belong to the risk group in the earthquake zone, is at high risk. Psychological support is urgently needed to preserve and improve their psychosocial health.

Keywords

earthquakepregnantpostpartumposttraumatic stressdepressionanxietytraumatic childbirth
Type
Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e16
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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