Psychosocial factors of antenatal anxiety and depression in Pakistan: Is social support a mediator?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Waqas, Ahmed ^a   Raza, Nahal ^a   Lodhi, Haneen Wajid ^a   Muhammad, Zerwah ^a   Jamal, Mehak ^a   Rehman, Abdul ^b  

^a National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HARASSMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROVISIONS SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VIOLENCE; ANXIETY; FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922347695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116510     Document Type: Article

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