The aims of this paper are (1) to assess the role of sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors on antenatal anxiety (AA) and antenatal depression (AD) in first-generation migrant women in Geneva, as compared to a control group of native Swiss women, and (2) to examine the role of acculturation and other sociocultural factors in the development of antenatal distress in migrant women. A sample of 43 migrant and 41 Swiss pregnant women were recruited during the third trimester of pregnancy. AA was assessed by using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and AD by using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Acculturation was assessed as a bidimensional process comprising attachment to the heritage culture and adaptation to the local Swiss culture, using the Vancouver Index of Acculturation. AA in migrant women was mainly predicted by psychosocial factors, namely socioeconomic status, marital support, family presence in Geneva and parity, while AD was predicted by one dimension of acculturation, i.e., attachment to the heritage culture. Our study can inform perinatal health care professionals about some specific risk factors for antenatal distress in migrant women in order to increase systematic screening procedures.
L’étude présentée a pour buts de : 1) comparer les taux de symptômes anxieux et dépressifs périnataux chez des femmes migrantes et suisses ; 2) identifier les facteurs de risque sociodémographiques et socioculturels (acculturation) associés à la symptomatologie anxio-dépressive et 3) suivre l’évolution de l’anxiété et de la dépression du pré- au post-partum. L’échantillon comportait 43 migrantes et 41 Suissesses. La dépression a été mesurée avec l’ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale et l’anxiété moyennant la State-Trait Anxiety Inventory . L’anxiété anténatale chez les migrantes était prédite par des facteurs psychosociaux, alors que la dépression anténatale l’était par l’attachement à la culture d’origine. Au post-partum, l’anxiété et la dépression étaient principalement prédites par l’anxiété et la dépression anténatales. Les migrantes étaient plus vulnérables que les Suissesses aux stresseurs psychosociaux auxquels venaient s’ajouter des facteurs socioculturels.
Cette recherche porte sur la dépression périnatale et les complications obstétricales chez une population de migrantes non-francophones à Genève. Elle considère différents patterns d’évolution favorables et défavorables de la dépression anténatale, les complications obstétricales observées et dégage les facteurs de risque psychosociaux associées. Vingt-et-une migrantes enceintes, dont près de la moitié disposaient d’un statut légal provisoire (demandeuses d’asile, réfugiées ou clandestines), ont été évaluées à deux reprises, au dernier trimestre de la grossesse et trois mois après l’accouchement avec l’Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Les complications obstétricales ont été relevées et la sensibilité maternelle a été évaluée. Le taux de la dépression anténatale s’élevait à 52% et celui de la dépression postpartum à 33%. Près de 20% des participantes présentaient un seuil clinique de dépression aussi bien pendant la grossesse qu’après l’accouchement. Aucune association n’a été trouvée entre la dépression anténatale ou postpartum et la survenue de complications obstétricales. La discussion porte sur le lien entre facteurs de risque spécifiques aux femmes migrantes primo-arrivantes et dépression périnatale
The purpose — to evaluate the effect of combined oral contraceptive containing 17β-estradiol on sexuality, severity of depression and quality of life in women of reproductive age. Material and methods. The study involved 53 women in need of contraception aged 18 to 50 years. For the contraceptive purpose women used COC containing 1,5 mg of 17 β -estradiol (E2) and 2,5 mg of nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC) (E2/NOMAC). The questionnaires used in the study are: Female Sexuality Function Index (FSFI-6), Beck Depression Inventory, SF-36 — for evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life. The survey was conducted before and after six months of E2/NOMAC intake; the correlations between the studied parameters and the level of sex hormones in patient’s blood sample were determined. Results. The intake of E2/NOMAC for 6 months did not have negative effect on Female Sexuality Function Index. At the same time, a statistically significant improvement up to 5 points was revealed in such parameters as sexual satisfaction (p = 0,03) and lubrication (p < 0,001). There was a significant decrease in the frequency and severity of depression measured by the Beck Depression Inventory. The Short Form-36 Health Survey revealed a tendency to improve the physical and mental health components of the quality of life (p> 0,05). The change in total testosterone level had a moderate negative relationship with the change in Female Sexuality Function Index (r = — 0,32; p = 0,02). Conclusion. The intake of combined oral contraceptive containing 17β-estradiol for 6 months was associated with no adverse impact on female sexuality and quality of life in women of reproductive age, and reduced the levels of frequency and severity of depression.
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