Table 2.
Mental health outcomes stratified according to adolescent motherhood
| Mental health outcomes | N (%) | X2, p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (n = 723) (%) | Adolescent mother (n = 110) (%) | Never pregnant adolescent (n = 613) (%) | ||
| Any common mental disorder | 79 (10.9) | 20 (18.2) | 59 (9.6) | 7.02, 0.008 |
| Any mental health comorbidities | 20 (2.8) | 9 (8.2) | 11 (1.8) | 14.15, < 0.0001 |
| Depressive symptoms [scoring above cut-off (≥ 3)] | 50 (6.9) | 14 (12.7) | 36 (5.9) | 6.80, 0.009 |
| Anxiety symptoms (scoring above cut-off ≥ 10) | 10 (1.4) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (1.0) | 4.83, 0.05 |
| Posttraumatic stress symptoms (scoring above cut-off) | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.7) | 0.72, 1.00 |
| Suicidality symptoms [scoring above cut-off (≥ 1)] | 44 (6.1) | 14 (12.7) | 30 (4.9) | 10.0, 0.002 |
Bold indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
Common mental disorder (scoring above the cut-off on one or more screen measure for mental health), Mental health comorbidities (experiencing two or more common mental disorders concurrently)