Associação entre Violência Física e Depressão em Adolescentes Grávidas

Abstract

Depression is a common mental disorder in pregnant women especially between adolescents. The violence is the important risk factors for the depression because violence can be negative consequences to both mother and baby. The aim of this study was to relate current physical violence and depression in adolescent pregnancy. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 497 pregnant adolescents that had received prenatal care by Brazilian National System of Public Heath in the city of Pelotas. We used Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess the depression and the Abuse Screening Assesment (AAS) to assess the violence. The prevalence of depression in pregnancy was 17.5% and physical violence in the last year was 10.5%. The violence was associated with pregnancy depression after adjusted analysis. The adolescents who were exposed to violence had four times more likely to experience depression during pregnancy. Not being primiparous and the presence of a family with a psychiatric disorder were also associated with depression pregnancy. Thus, health professionals should be alert to mental health during pregnancy and make inquiries on issues including violence