Table 1. - Prevalence of PTSD and scores for symptoms of trait and state anxiety according to sociodemographic, behavioral and obstetric variables of pregnant women undergoing prenatal care in the CRSMRP-MATER clinic. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 2013.
Variables | n | % | PTSD* | Trait anxiety Score | State anxiety Score | ||
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n | % | ||||||
Age group (complete years) | |||||||
15-19 | 78 | 21.8 | 15 | 19.2 | 41.6 | 43.6 | |
20-29 | 186 | 52.0 | 33 | 17.7 | 39.0 | 41.7 | |
30-39 | 88 | 24.6 | 13 | 14.8 | 37.4 | 43.2 | |
40-49 | 6 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 41.5 | |
Self-declared skin color | |||||||
Non-white | 135 | 37.7 | 44 | 32.6 | 40.0 | 43.4 | |
White | 223 | 62.3 | 17 | 7.6 | 37.8 | 40.9 | |
Formal Education (years) | |||||||
1-8 | 121 | 33.8 | 26 | 21.5 | 42.0 | 44.9 | |
9-11 | 196 | 54.7 | 33 | 16.8 | 38.2 | 41.1 | |
12 or more | 40 | 11.2 | 2 | 5.0 | 34.8 | 41.5 | |
Does not know | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 46.0 | |
Religion | |||||||
Yes | 284 | 79.3 | 52 | 18.3 | 38.8 | 42.3 | |
No | 74 | 20.7 | 9 | 12.2 | 40.2 | 43.0 | |
Marital status | |||||||
Cohabiting | 288 | 80.4 | 49 | 17.0 | 38.7 | 42.0 | |
Has a partner, not cohabiting | 45 | 12.6 | 3 | 6.7 | 39.5 | 42.7 | |
Had a partner during pregnancy, not anymore | 25 | 7.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 42.8 | 47.2 | |
Paid occupation | |||||||
Yes | 153 | 42.7 | 24 | 15.7 | 38.7 | 42.4 | |
No | 205 | 57.3 | 37 | 18.0 | 39.4 | 42.5 | |
Monthly family income† (in monthly minimum wages) | |||||||
One or less | 44 | 12.3 | 12 | 27.3 | 41.0 | 43.1 | |
Two-three | 199 | 55.6 | 26 | 13.0 | 38.6 | 42.1 | |
Four or more | 54 | 15.1 | 9 | 16.7 | 36.0 | 41.9 | |
Does not know | 61 | 17.0 | 14 | 22.9 | 41.7 | 43.4 | |
Habitual smoking | |||||||
Yes | 24 | 6.7 | 2 | 8.3 | 39.4 | 43.4 | |
No | 334 | 93.3 | 59 | 17.7 | 39.1 | 42.4 | |
Alcohol consumption | |||||||
Yes | 42 | 11.7 | 9 | 21.4 | 41.7 | 44.9 | |
No | 316 | 88.3 | 52 | 16.4 | 38.8 | 42.1 | |
Illicit drug use | |||||||
Yes | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | |
No | 355 | 99.2 | 61 | 17.2 | 39.1 | 42.4 | |
Number of pregnancies | |||||||
Primigravida | 143 | 39.9 | 21 | 14.7 | 39.0 | 41.6 | |
Multigravida | 215 | 60.1 | 40 | 18.6 | 39.2 | 43.0 | |
Parity | |||||||
Nullipara | 158 | 44.2 | 22 | 13.9 | 38.9 | 41.7 | |
Primipara | 110 | 30.7 | 22 | 20.0 | 39.2 | 43.2 | |
Multipara | 90 | 25.1 | 17 | 18.9 | 39.5 | 42.9 | |
Living children | |||||||
Yes | 198 | 55.3 | 39 | 19.7 | 39.4 | 43.2 | |
No | 160 | 44.7 | 22 | 13.7 | 38.8 | 41.6 | |
Planned pregnancy | |||||||
Yes | 134 | 37.4 | 27 | 20.1 | 38.3 | 40.6 | |
No | 224 | 62.6 | 34 | 15.2 | 39.6 | 43.6 | |
IPV‡ during pregnancy | |||||||
Yes | 63 | 17.6 | 24 | 38.1 | 48.0 | 48.4 | |
No | 295 | 82.4 | 37 | 12.5 | 37.2 | 41.2 | |
Total | 358 | 100 | 61 | - | - | - |
* Posttraumatic stress disorder.
† The reference monthly minimum wage for 2012 was BRL 622 and, for 2013, it was BRL 678.
‡ Intimate Partner Violence