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Factors Analysis of Characteristics of
Respondents with Pregnancy Depression at
the Bojong Rawalumbu Community Health
Center, Bekasi City Penulis : Lina Herida Pinem , Tukimin Bin Sansuwito , Nisha Nambiar , Rohmawati. Halaman 49

Abstrak
Background:Pregnancy is one of the things expected by women in the process of life. However, many women
experience difficulties due to physical, social, and psychological changes during pregnancy. There are even
some mothers who suffer from psychological disorders such as depression. Perinatal depression occurs in 10-
15% of women. One of the causes is a lack of knowledge about the process of pregnancy until the postpartum
period which results in birth complications and disrupts the baby's growth and development. Purpose: This
study aimed to identify the characteristic factors of respondents associated with prenatal depression. Methods:
This research is a quantitative research that uses a cross-sectional design. The sample in this study was 85
respondents of pregnant women using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) screening tool.
Results: The results of this study showed that the factors associated with the incidence of depression in
pregnant women were education (p = 0.011), income (p = 0.046), history of domestic violence (p = 0.028), and
pregnancy complications (p = 0.043) while the unrelated factors were age (p = 0.098), occupation (p = 0.829)
and parity (p = 0.139) with α = 0.05. Conclusion: Education, income, history of domestic violence and history of
pregnancy complications affect the incidence of depression in pregnant women. Recommendations: It is
expected that the team of health workers, especially midwives and nurses, will not only focus on physical health
but mental health also needs attention, and is expected to provide screening services and pregnancy
psychology services to identify patients at risk of depression.

Keywords: Depression, Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Prenata