Engidaw Nigus Alemnew, Mekonnen Alemayehu Gonie, Amogne Fetene Kassahun
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Po. Box 445, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Po. Box 445, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Jun 24;12(1):356. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4383-0.
Even though perceived stresses during pregnancy adversely affect the mother and her baby, there is still a scarcity of data from developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed the prevalence of perceived stress and associated factors among pregnant women in Bale zone hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia. Cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2016 to April 2017. A total of 396 pregnant women were successfully interviewed using structured and pre-tested questionnaires. Perceived stress scale was employed to assess the women's stress status. A systematic random sampling technique was used. Logistic regression was applied to identify factors associated with perceived stress and statistical significance was considered at p-value < 0.05.
In this study, the prevalence of perceived stress among pregnant women was 11.6% (95% CI 8.30, 14.60). Having 2-5 pregnancies previously (AOR = 9.82; CI 1.08, 89.5) and gestational age less than 12 weeks (AOR = 3.53; CI 1.03, 12.08) were associated with perceived stress among pregnant women. In this study, the prevalence of perceived stress among pregnant women was relatively low. Health care providers should give due attention to the screening of stress in the first trimester to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy-specific stress.
尽管孕期感知到的压力会对母亲及其婴儿产生不利影响，但包括埃塞俄比亚在内的发展中国家的数据仍然匮乏。因此，本研究评估了埃塞俄比亚东南部巴勒地区医院孕妇感知压力的患病率及其相关因素。于2016年11月至2017年4月进行了横断面研究。使用结构化且经过预测试的问卷成功采访了396名孕妇。采用感知压力量表评估女性的压力状况。使用了系统随机抽样技术。应用逻辑回归来确定与感知压力相关的因素，并将p值<0.05视为具有统计学意义。
在本研究中，孕妇感知压力的患病率为11.6%（95%置信区间8.30，14.60）。既往有2 - 5次妊娠（比值比=9.82；置信区间1.08，89.5）以及孕周小于12周（比值比=3.53；置信区间1.03，12.08）与孕妇感知压力相关。在本研究中，孕妇感知压力的患病率相对较低。医疗保健提供者应在孕早期对压力筛查给予应有的关注，以降低特定孕期压力的可能性。
