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Sociodemographic factors as a predictor for pregnancy-related anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2024

M. Abdelkefi ,
R. Walha ,
R. Feki ,
W. Zid ,
I. Gassara ,
N. Smaoui ,
S. Omri ,
N. Charfi ,
L. Zouari  and
J. Ben Thabet
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M. Abdelkefi*
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
R. Walha
Affiliation:
2Gynecology-Obstetrics department, Hedi Chaker university hospital, sfax, Tunisia
R. Feki
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
W. Zid
Affiliation:
2Gynecology-Obstetrics department, Hedi Chaker university hospital, sfax, Tunisia
I. Gassara
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
N. Smaoui
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
S. Omri
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
N. Charfi
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
L. Zouari
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
J. Ben Thabet
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
M. Maalej Bouali
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
K. Chaabene
Affiliation:
2Gynecology-Obstetrics department, Hedi Chaker university hospital, sfax, Tunisia
M. Maalej
Affiliation:
1psychiatry C department
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to a wide variety of psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Objectives

The purpose of our study was to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women and investigate their relationship with pregnancy-related anxiety.

Methods

The study was conducted from February to July 2023 among pregnant women in their 3rd-trimester consulting at the Gynecology-obstetrics department of the Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Tunisia. Women with obstetric conditions favorable to vaginal delivery (cephalic presentation and eutrophic fetus) were interviewed using a questionnaire including their sociodemographic characteristics and the brief version of the pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire PRAQ-R2.

Results

A total of 350 women were included in our study. The mean age of the participants was 28 years [16-41 years] with the majority being married (95.7%). One hundred and eighty-eight women (53.7%) did not graduate from high school and 213 (60.9%) were housewives. Half of the participants (52.9%) lived in the city, and 38.9% reported low income. Almost half of them (46.28%) were multiparous.

The mean score of the PRAQ-R2 was 31.24 ± 7.53.

We found a positive correlation between the PRAQ-R2 scale score and age younger than 30 years (p<0.001), low educational level (p=0.006), and low income (p=0.031).

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that demographic factors seem to predict anxiety related to pregnancy and are worth examining in future studies for a better understanding of this symptom in pregnant women.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S323
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