Anxiety Degree Comparison of Primigravid Term Pregnancy in Adolescents and Young Adults Using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
Fatimah Yunikartika Akbar (a*), Nur Rakhmah (a), Masita Fujiko (a), Firdaus Hamid (b), A. Mardiah Tahir (a), Samrichard Rambulangi (a)

a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
*yunikartika2904[at]gmail.com
b) Department of Microbiology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the anxiety degree of primigravid term pregnancy in adolescents and young adults.
Methods: This research used a cross sectional study, consisting of 62 teenage and young adult pregnant women. Data were collected by Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale questionnaire and statistical analysis was performed using Chi Square.
Results: The mean age of the adolescent group was 18.1 years, while the young adult group was 22.1 years. Most of our sample experienced anxiety (51.6%) with bigger percentage on young adult (p=0.031). The economic level correlate statistically with group age (0=0.003), but does not correlate significantly to anxiety (p=0.088). Education degree also does not correlate to anxiety during pregnancy (p=0.109). Economic, education, and sociocultural factors must be considered in the incidence of the anxiety during pregnancy.
Conclusion: Young adult group tend to experience anxiety compared to adolescents group.

Keywords: Adolescents; Young adults; Anxiety in pregnancy

Topic: Women and mental health