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September 10, 2025

An exploration of perspective of knowledge, attitude and help seeking behaviour in pregnant women and their families towards psychiatric ailments in a primary health care setting in South India - A cross sectional study.

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SNS NandhanaSBSwapna BondadeKDKeya Das

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals a lack of awareness of mental health in pregnant women, highlighting the need for interventions.

Key Points

  • Most participants displayed a lack of awareness about mental illness during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Higher education levels correlated with better mental health knowledge and increased help-seeking behaviors.
  • Positive correlations existed between mental health knowledge, favorable attitudes, and help-seeking behaviors.
  • Poor knowledge and unfavorable attitudes towards mental illness compromise maternal and child health.

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Nandhana et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d81b210217d6478df2bhttps://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1159_24
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