Table 2. Common mental disorders in pregnant women, according to feelings towards COVID-19 during social distancing. Fortaleza, Brazil, 2020.

Variables	Total	Common mental disordersa		Crude PRR (95%CI)	pb
		Present	Absent
		%	%
Do I feel uncomfortable thinking about the Coronavirus?c					< 0.001
Yes	878	49.3	50.7	1.87 (1.43–2.44)
No	163	26.4	73.6	1
Am I very much afraid of the Coronavirus?c					< 0.001
Yes	777	49.0	51.0	1.36 (1.14–1.63)
No	264	36.0	64.0	1
Can’t sleep because I am worried about getting the Coronavirus?c					< 0.001
Yes	195	69.7	30.3	1.74 (1.53–1.96)
No	846	40.2	59.8	1
When watching news and stories about COVID-19 on social media, do I get nervous or anxious?c					< 0.001
Yes	784	51.4	48.6	1.81 (1.47 - 2.22)
No	257	28.4	71.6	1
Would you like to talk to a professional about your thoughts and feelings?					< 0.001
Yes	511	60.9	39.1	1.95 (1.69–2.26)
No	530	31.1	68.9	1
What is your opinion about social distancing?					0.020
It is not a sacrifice	92	34.8	65.2	1
It is a necessary sacrifice	923	47.5	52.5	1.36 (1.02–1.82)
Negative feelings towards COVID-19 (n. of “Yes” answers)					< 0.001
0 or 1	187	25.7	74.3	1
2	223	39.0	61.0	1.52 (1.13–2.04)
3	448	47.8	52.2	1.86 (1.43–2.42)
4 positive answers	183	69.4	30.6	2.70 (2.08–3.51)

PRR: Prevalence rate ratio.

^a Adapted from the SRQ20 scale.

^b Chi-square test.

^c Adapted from “Fear of COVID-19 Scale” (Ahorsu et al.¹³, 2020).

Note: Values with statistical significance are shown in bold.