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| Title |
Pregnant migrant and refugee women’s perceptions of mental illness on the Thai-Myanmar border: a qualitative study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-015-0517-0 |
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| Authors |
Gracia Fellmeth, Emma Plugge, Moo Kho Paw, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, François Nosten, Rose McGready |
| Abstract |
Mental illness is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, with prevalence highest in low- and middle-income countries. Rates are high in women of childbearing age, especially during pregnancy and the first year post-partum. Migrant and refugee populations are at risk of developing mental illness due to the multiple stresses associated with migration. The Thai-Myanmar border area is home to large populations of migrants and refugees as a result of long-standing conflict, poverty and unemployment in Myanmar. This study aims to explore perceptions of mental illness among pregnant migrants and refugees and antenatal clinic staff living and working along the Thai-Myanmar border. Thirteen focus group discussions were conducted with pregnant migrants, pregnant refugees and antenatal clinic staff. Focus groups were held in one large refugee camp and two migrant health clinics along the Thai-Myanmar border. Thematic analysis was used to identify and code themes emerging from the data. A total of 92 pregnant women and 24 antenatal clinic staff participated. Discussions centered around five main themes: symptoms of mental illness; causes of mental illness; suicide; mental illness during pregnancy and the post-partum period; and managing mental illness. Symptoms of mental illness included emotional disturbances, somatic symptoms and socially inappropriate behavior. The main causes were described as current economic and family-related difficulties. Suicide was frequently attributed to shame. Mental illness was thought to be more common during and following pregnancy due to a lack of family support and worries about the future. Talking to family and friends, medication and hospitalization were suggested as means of helping those suffering from mental illness. Mental illness was recognized as a concept by the majority of participants and there was a general willingness to discuss various aspects of it. More formal and systematic training including the development of assessment tools in the local languages would enable better ascertainment and treatment of mental illness in this population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 293 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 56 | 19% |
| Researcher | 30 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 48 | 16% |
| Unknown | 85 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 18% |
| Psychology | 47 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 30 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 33 | 11% |
| Unknown | 93 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2016.
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#15,164,176
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Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#2,915
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#149,909
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#60
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