Social Disparities in the Relationship Between Depression and Unintended Pregnancy During Adolescence and Young Adulthood

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PURPOSE: We investigated the influence of depression on subsequent risk of unintended pregnancy and social disparities within this relationship, during adolescence and young adulthood.

METHODS: Drawing upon 15-year, nationally representative data from 8,810 young U.S. women in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we estimated associations between depression and time to first pregnancies reported as unintended, overall and stratified by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age with Cox proportional hazard models.

RESULTS: Moderate/severe depression symptoms were associated with an increased risk of unintended first pregnancy (hazard ratio [HR], 1.21; confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.44). In stratified models, depression increased the pregnancy risk for all minority groups (HRs, 1.36-3.25) but not white women. Depression increased the pregnancy risk for women with $0-$19,999 (HR, 1.48; CI, 1.11-1.98) and $20,000-$49,999 (HR, 1.33; CI, 1.05-1.68) income levels but not those at higher levels. Depression increased the pregnancy risk for adolescents <20 years (HR, 1.35; CI, 1.07-1.71) but decreased the risk for women >24 years (HR, .47; CI, .25-.86).

CONCLUSIONS: Findings may inform more equitable, holistic public health strategies that target depression as a modifiable risk factor for adverse reproductive outcomes during adolescence and young adulthood.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 60(2017), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 688-697

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hall, Kelli Stidham [VerfasserIn]
Richards, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Kathleen Mullan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Depression
Journal Article
Race/ethnicity
Reproductive health
Social disparities
Socioeconomic status
Unintended pregnancy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.04.2018

Date Revised 31.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.12.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM268214611