Study on depression and its influencing factors among late pregnancy women

Objective To investigate the current status of depression among late pregnancy women and analyse its influencing factors. Methods Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) was used to evaluate the depressive status in 1 202 late pregnant women from 6 hospitals in Ningxia. Multivariate Logistic regression model was used to explore the risk factors of depression. Results The prevalence rate of depression in 1 202 late pregnancy women was 51.41%. The scale of SDS was (52.01±10.18) points and higher than the normal score(41.88±10.57), the difference was significant (t=5.806, P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that abortion, unfortunate marriage, early divorce of parents, low level of education, poor relationship between husband and wife, pregnancy complications and low social support were the risk factors of depressive symptoms in late pregnant women. Conclusion The prevalence rate of depression in late pregnant women was higher. Depression was associated with many factors.