6 Preventive measures of the pandemic have been connected to substantially increased stress, 7 especially among young people and women. 5Īs time has progressed, the pandemic has caused myriad psychosocial disruptions. 4 In spite of this, the number of cases continues to increase and confirmed cases had reached 175,467 with 2,550 total deaths on March 17, 2021. 3 Stressed by the pandemic, the country has implemented defensive measures and had declared an emergency state by April 2020. 2īeing a poor country, Ethiopia is also struggling to rescue its weak health-care system from collapse since the detection of the COVID-19 index case on March 13, 2020. In regulating their lifestyles during this pandemic, many people are facing numerous challenges 1 and psychological distress has significantly elevated among the global population. Since the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the mental health of individuals has been affected negatively. Keywords: mental well-beings, anxiety, depression, COVID-19 fear, Ethiopia For health-care professionals, broadening the focus and collaboration among service-delivering units are important in halting undesirable outcomes of the pandemic.

In contrast, better self-efficacy of the pregnant women was linked to lower psychological distress. The presence of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and pandemic-related fears were identified as positive predictors. In contrast, a negative relationship was found between psychological distress and participants’ self-efficacy.Ĭonclusion: The results indicate that the current pandemic has imposed severe psychological distress among pregnant women. Psychological distress has a strong positive correlation with symptoms of anxiety, depression and fear of COVID-19. The IES-R mean score for primiparous women was significantly higher than the mean score of multiparous women. The mean score of IES-R scale was 45.1 (± 17.4) indicating severe psychological distress. Results: The participants had 31.3 (SD± 7.7) mean age and those participants between the ages of 25– 34 were dominant. Multiple regressions were performed and for statistical significance, p < 0.05 and 95% CI were considered. Categorical variables were presented in terms of frequencies and percentages and mean with SD was employed to express continuous variables. A consecutive sampling technique was employed and the data were analyzed by SPSS version 23.0. Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), generalized self-efficacy scale (GSES), and fear of COVID-19 scale (FCoV-19S) were employed to examine independent variables. Pandemic-related psychological distress was measured by the Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R). Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 384 pregnant women from August 1 to 15, 2020.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the association of psychological distress with self-efficacy and other correlates among Ethiopian pregnant women. Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopiaĭepartment of Psychiatry, Collage of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopiaīackground: Since the onset of coronavirus disease 2019, the mental health of individuals has been negatively affected, especially among vulnerable groups.

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