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Article: Depression scores and associated factors in pregnant and non-pregnant women: A community-based study in Turkey
- Article from:
- Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Taylor & Francis Ltd. Dec 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the depression scores of pregnant and non-pregnant women, and to identify the factors associated with depression scores in the two groups. This community-based study was conducted in a primary health care center catchment area in Ankara (population: 17,838) in January 2003. At the beginning of the study, the trimesters of all pregnant women (n = 66) were determined and as a control group (n = 138), two non-pregnant women matched for age and parity characteristics living in the same area were selected for each pregnant woman. Each participant completed a questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). One-way ANOVA, ...