Research Article

Common Mental Disorder and Associated Factors among Women Attending Antenatal Care Follow-Up in North Wollo Public Health Facilities, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Mental health status, medical history, substance use, and stressful life experience of the study participants in North Wollo Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia (2022).

VariablesFrequencyPercentage (%)

Confirmed mental illness
 Yes283.6
 No74996.4
History of depression
 Yes9412.1
 No68387.9
Family history of mental illness
 Yes678.6
 No71091.4
History of chronic illness
 Yes8110.4
 No69689.6
Health risk
 Yes32441.7
 No45358.3
Loss of loved ones
 Yes42755.0
 No35045.0
Relationship problem
 Yes15620.1
 No62179.9
Financial problems
 Yes27364.9
 No50435.1
Legal issue
 Yes10113.0
 No67687.0
Ever use of a substance
 Yes30038.6
 No47761.4
Type of substances used
 Alcohol28886.2
 Khat288.4
 Cigarette144.2
 Shisha41.2
Use of a substance in the past three months
 Yes22073.3
 No8026.7
Type of substance use in the past three months
 Alcohol22092.8
 Khat135.5
 Cigarette41.7