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Anxiety and Depression in Teenage Mothers : A Comparative Study
Piyasil V 
A cross-sectional design study was done at a non-private ward at Rajvithi Hospital from
June to August 1995 to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive state in Thai teenage
mothers (≤18 years old) compared with adult control mothers (20-35 years old). We found that 15
per cent of teenage mothers and 12 per cent of adult control mothers had anxiety state. Twenty- three
per cent of teenage mothers and 11.9 per cent of adult control mothers had depressive state. There
was a significantly higher prevalence rate of depression in teenage mothers compared to adult
control mothers.
June to August 1995 to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive state in Thai teenage
mothers (≤18 years old) compared with adult control mothers (20-35 years old). We found that 15
per cent of teenage mothers and 12 per cent of adult control mothers had anxiety state. Twenty- three
per cent of teenage mothers and 11.9 per cent of adult control mothers had depressive state. There
was a significantly higher prevalence rate of depression in teenage mothers compared to adult
control mothers.
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