Table 2.
General awareness and knowledge about risk factors for mental health problems during pregnancy and postpartum among healthcare providers.
| General awareness | Staff category with satisfactory awareness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical officer, n = 31 (%) | Nurse, n = 87 (%) | Midwife, n = 34 (%) | Overall, n = 152 (%) | |
| (1) The way women are getting treated by healthcare providers affects the mother's mental well-being | 21 (67.7) | 76 (83.4) | 29 (85.3) | 127 (83.6) |
| (2) Need of specific medical attention | 12 (38.7) | 60 (69.0) | 16 (47.1) | 88 (57.9) |
| (3) Occurrence of mental illnesses during antenatal period | 29 (93.5) | 72 (82.8) | 30 (88.2) | 131 (86.2) |
| (4) Existence of proper medical treatments | 16 (51.6) | 56 (64.4) | 21 (61.8) | 93 (61.2) |
| (5) Early medical attention is essential | 30 (96.8) | 85 (97.7) | 32 (94.1) | 147 (96.7) |
| Average score (%) | 21.6 (69.7) | 69.8 (80.2) | 25.6 (75.3) | 117.2 (77.1) |
| Risk factor | ||||
| (1) High-risk pregnancies | 17 (54.8) | 60 (69.0) | 22 (64.7) | 98 (64.5) |
| (2) History of mental illness in a previous pregnancy | 28 (90.3) | 81 (93.1) | 29 (85.2) | 138 (90.8) |
| (3) Low socioeconomic background | 28 (90.3) | 76 (83.4) | 19 (55.9) | 113 (74.3) |
| (4) Difficult/prolonged labour | 19 (61.3) | 58 (66.7) | 24 (70.6) | 101 (66.5) |
| (5). Bad obstetric history/having a stillbirth/neonatal death in this pregnancy | 25 (80.6) | 83 (95.4) | 30 (88.2) | 138 (90.8) |
| (6) Domestic violence | 27 (87.1) | 82 (94.3) | 33 (97.1) | 142 (93.4) |
| (7) Low self-esteem | 27 (87.1) | 62 (71.3) | 23 (67.6) | 112 (73.7) |
| (8) Unplanned/unnecessary pregnancy | 25 (80.6) | 76 (83.4) | 25 (73.5) | 126 (82.9) |
| Average score (%) | 24.5 (79.0) | 72.3 (83.0) | 25.6 (75.4) | 121 (79.6) |