IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Msc.Eleomar Vilela de Moraes; Dr.Rodolfo Nunes Campos; Dra.Flávia Lucia David; Dr.Olegário Rosa de Toledo; Bruna do Nascimento Godoi; Keila Araujo Monteiro; Dra.Mariza Martins Avelino

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Depressive symptoms in pregnancy: Consequences of substance use.

Msc. Eleomar Vilela De Moraes, Dr. Rodolfo Nunes Campos, Dra. Fl Via Lucia David, Dr. Oleg Rio Rosa De Toledo, Bruna Do Nascimento Godoi, Keila Araujo Monteiro, Dra. Mariza Martins Avelino

Abstract :

Objective: To investigate depressive symptoms in pregnant women and their relationships with the substance use by the partner. Methods: This is a cross–sectional study conducted with 375 pregnant women admitted to two public hospitals in Goiânia–GO, Brazil. To evaluate depressive symptoms among pregnant women, the validated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) was used. The association between variables was performed using the bivariate and multivariate analysis. Results: The sample consisted mostly of young pregnant women, and 56.85% of their partners were at low risk or alcohol withdrawal. In the univariate statistical analysis, alcohol consumption was associated with depressive symptoms in the variables "alcoholism by the pregnant in the first three months of pregnancy" (RP=2.39; IC95%=1.44–3.96), "abstinent partner" (RP=2.49; IC95%= 0.77–0.94), "alcoholism by pregnant throughout the pregnancy" (RP=1.76; IC95%=1.07–2.90) and "illicit drug use by pregnant" (RP=2.03; IC95%=1.10–3.72). Finally, it became clear after multivariate analysis that, the variables with statistically significant association were “abstinent partner” (OR=3.013; p=0.002) and the "alcohol consumption by the pregnant in the first three months of pregnancy" (OR=3.90; p=0.013) which are respectively, protective and risk factors for depressive symptoms. Conclusions: The results warn about the association between depressive symptoms during pre–partum and the use of alcohol by pregnant and by intimate partner.