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Prevalence of state anxiety in Mayan pregnant women from communities in southern Yucatan

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: During the pregnancy stage, both biological and mental alterations can occur in mothers, which put their health and that of the future being at risk. In Mexico there are few studies on mental disorders in pregnant women. This study describes the prevalence of anxiety as a state in a sample of Mayan pregnant women from communities in southern Yucatan, Mexico. State anxiety inventory was applied. Anxiety levels were classified. The prevalence of anxiety as a state was 100%, with 85.1% at high risk and 14.9% above average. The pregnant women studied were found in transitory states of anxiety that could progress to permanent states of trait-anxiety, which would place them in a “gateway” for depression, if resilience tools are not provided that allow them to control these states. It is important to incorporate human resources in medical units to address care emotional disorders in pregnant women.

Source: Journal of Social Researches

DOI: 10.35429/jsr.2024.26.10.1.6

Authors: Elsa María Rodríguez-Angulo, Andrés Santana-Carvajal, Guadalupe Andueza-Pech, Ricardo Caballero Canul

Institution: Autonomous University of Yucatán

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán