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A cross-sectional analysis of perinatal depressive symptoms among Punjabi-speaking women: are they at risk? Sanghera, Raman; Wong, Sabrina T.; Brown, Helen

Abstract

Background. Depression is the leading cause of disability for childbearing women. We examined three specific research questions among Punjabi-speaking women residing in the Fraser Health Authority: 1) What are the prevalence rates of prenatal depressive symptoms? 2) Do Punjabi-speaking women have a higher likelihood of reporting depressive symptoms compared to English-speaking women after controlling for age, level of education and financial worries, and 3) Given the same level of exposure to level of education and financial worries, do Punjabi-speaking women have the same likelihood of reporting depressive symptoms? Methods Data originated from the Fraser Health Authority prenatal registration database consisting of pregnant women (n = 9684) who completed a prenatal registration form between June 2009 and August 2010; 9.1 % indicated speaking Punjabi. The Whooley Depression Screen measured depressive symptoms. Chi-square tests and logistic multiple regression were used to examine the rates of reporting depressive symptoms among Punjabi-speaking women compared to English-speaking women. Results Punjabi-speaking women are at a higher risk for perinatal depressive symptoms. Women needing an interpreter were more likely to report prenatal depressive symptoms compared to English-speaking women. All registrants who reported financial worries had four and a half times the odds of reporting depressive symptoms. The impact of financial worries was significantly greater in the English-speaking women compared to the Punjabi-speaking women needing an interpreter. Conclusion Using an established screening device, Punjabi-speaking women were found to be at higher risk for prenatal depressive symptoms.

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A cross-sectional analysis of perinatal depressive symptoms among Punjabi-speaking women: are they at risk?
Creator
Sanghera, Raman; Wong, Sabrina T.; Brown, Helen
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2015-07-22
Description
Background. Depression is the leading cause of disability for childbearing women. We examined three specific research questions among Punjabi-speaking women residing in the Fraser Health Authority: 1) What are the prevalence rates of prenatal depressive symptoms? 2) Do Punjabi-speaking women have a higher likelihood of reporting depressive symptoms compared to English-speaking women after controlling for age, level of education and financial worries, and 3) Given the same level of exposure to level of education and financial worries, do Punjabi-speaking women have the same likelihood of reporting depressive symptoms? Methods Data originated from the Fraser Health Authority prenatal registration database consisting of pregnant women (n = 9684) who completed a prenatal registration form between June 2009 and August 2010; 9.1 % indicated speaking Punjabi. The Whooley Depression Screen measured depressive symptoms. Chi-square tests and logistic multiple regression were used to examine the rates of reporting depressive symptoms among Punjabi-speaking women compared to English-speaking women. Results Punjabi-speaking women are at a higher risk for perinatal depressive symptoms. Women needing an interpreter were more likely to report prenatal depressive symptoms compared to English-speaking women. All registrants who reported financial worries had four and a half times the odds of reporting depressive symptoms. The impact of financial worries was significantly greater in the English-speaking women compared to the Punjabi-speaking women needing an interpreter. Conclusion Using an established screening device, Punjabi-speaking women were found to be at higher risk for prenatal depressive symptoms.
Subject
Pregnancy; South Asian; Ethnicity; Health disparity; Immigrant; Canada primary health care
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2015-10-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0132546
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54911
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Nursing, School of; Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth. 2015 Jul 22;15(1):151
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12884-015-0568-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Sanghera et al.; licensee BioMed Central.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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