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Table 4 Knowledge, attitudes and health seeking behaviour of pregnant women

From: Implementation outcomes of a health systems strengthening intervention for perinatal women with common mental disorders and experiences of domestic violence in South Africa: Pilot feasibility and acceptability study

 

Baseline

N=583

Follow-up

N=652

P-value*

Knowledge

 Correct answer to symptoms of depression

305 (56.0)

362 (55.7)

0.925

 Correct answer to symptoms of anxiety

281 (51.6)

335 (51.5)

0.994

 Correct understanding of domestic violence

425 (72.9)

502 (77.0)

0.138

 Believes that depression and anxiety can be helped with medication

294 (53.9)

376 (57.9)

0.176

 Believes that depression and anxiety can be helped with counselling

427 (78.4)

500 (76.9)

0.556

 Believes that women who are abused can get out of abusive relationships

438 (80.4)

517 (79.5)

0.722

Attitudes

 Uses the word ‘crazy’ to describe people with mental health disorders

44 (8.1)

55 (8.5)

0.808

 Thinks that domestic violence is acceptable under certain circumstances

76 (13.9)

120 (18.5)

0.036

Health seeking behaviour

 Prepared to disclose feelings of depression or anxiety to family

420 (77.1)

536 (82.5)

0.020

 Prepared to disclose feelings of depression to a staff member

415 (76.2)

534 (82.2)

0.011

 Prepared to disclose feelings of anxiety or stress to a staff member

422 (77.4)

542 (83.4)

0.009

 Prepared to disclose domestic violence to family

463 (84.9)

543 (83.5)

0.504

 Prepared to seek help for domestic violence from the police or a social worker

477 (87.5)

563 (86.6)

0.642

  1. *Chi-squared test