Skip to main content
. 2020 Aug 13;8:319. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00319

Table 3.

Items and scores for (A) Adapted conflict-related stress and (B) Colombian biopsychosocial risk assessment.

A. Adapted conflict-related stress questionnairea Prevalence % B. Colombian biopsychosocial risk scoreb Score Prevalence %
Recalling stressful events 49.2 Biological risk factors 65.6
Dreaming about stressful events 31.1 <16 years 1 3.3
Anxiety-like symptoms 42.6 >35 years 2 13.1
No interest in daily activities 36.1 First pregnancy 1 29.5
Not feeling love toward relatives and friends 31.1 >4 pregnancies 2 6.6
Easily startled 45.9 Anemia 1 4.9
Difficulty in sleeping 54.1 History of pre-term delivery 1 16.4
Stress score History of hypertension 1 13.1
0 = stress 8.2 Current hypertension 2 3.3
>0 and ≤1: mild stress 72.1 History of pelvic surgery 1 24.6
>1 and ≤2: moderate stress 13.1 History of gestational diabetes 2 9.8
>2: severe stress 6.6 Auto-immune disease (hypothyroidism) 3 6.6
Hours of sleep Psychosocial risk factors 62.3%
<3 h 4.9 Emotional tension 1 point if severe 36.0
3–6 h 16.4 Depressive mood 24.6
6–8 h 47.5 Neurovegetative symptomsc 9.8
>8 h 31.2 Family supportd
No family support 1 point if absent family supportc 6.6
Some family support 3.3
Moderate family support 4.9
Strong family support 85.2
High biopsychosocial risk Score ≥3 24.6
a

Miller et al. (17).

b

Herrera (15).

c

Hands sweating, mouth dryness, blushing, pallor, tensional headache.

d

Family support: mothers were asked if they were satisfied with their family or partner support, which was classified as always, sometimes or never. Reporting never resulted in a score of 1 for the general biopsychosocial risk assessment.