Cocaine Use Among White Pregnant Women with Unmet Clinical Depression in the U.S.
Abstract
Unmet clinical depression during pregnancy could lead women to have an increased risk and prevalence of misusing substances, including cocaine. This is significant in public health because cocaine misuse among pregnant women has been linked to extremely negative health consequences for women and their babies. The objective of this study is to interpret how unmet mental health needs, such as clinical depression, could lead to white pregnant women in the U.S. using cocaine during their pregnancy. It is hypothesized that cocaine misuse during pregnancy could be caused by increased pre-existing symptoms of depression before pregnancy, which then affects their emotional state during pregnancy, leading them to cocaine misuse. Treatment Episode Data Set -- Discharges (TEDS-D), was used to analyze the data for cocaine use among white pregnant women in the United States with co-occurring mental health disorders, such as depression. Individuals with missing/unknown responses were excluded from this analysis. The odds ratio for cocaine use was 1.1016: greater odds of white pregnant women being exposed to using cocaine. Furthermore, the odds ratio for mental health disorders was 1.0548: greater odds of white pregnant women with co-occurring mental health disorders being more exposed to cocaine. There are greater odds among white pregnant women in the U.S with co-occurring mental illnesses, including clinical depression, being exposed to cocaine use among. Effective public health strategies could include improving multidisciplinary state learning communities, quality improvement collaboratives, and consumer awareness.
Faculty Sponsors
Dr. Christi M. Navarro
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
4-5-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
4-6-2023 4:00 PM
Cocaine Use Among White Pregnant Women with Unmet Clinical Depression in the U.S.
Alvin Sherman Library
Unmet clinical depression during pregnancy could lead women to have an increased risk and prevalence of misusing substances, including cocaine. This is significant in public health because cocaine misuse among pregnant women has been linked to extremely negative health consequences for women and their babies. The objective of this study is to interpret how unmet mental health needs, such as clinical depression, could lead to white pregnant women in the U.S. using cocaine during their pregnancy. It is hypothesized that cocaine misuse during pregnancy could be caused by increased pre-existing symptoms of depression before pregnancy, which then affects their emotional state during pregnancy, leading them to cocaine misuse. Treatment Episode Data Set -- Discharges (TEDS-D), was used to analyze the data for cocaine use among white pregnant women in the United States with co-occurring mental health disorders, such as depression. Individuals with missing/unknown responses were excluded from this analysis. The odds ratio for cocaine use was 1.1016: greater odds of white pregnant women being exposed to using cocaine. Furthermore, the odds ratio for mental health disorders was 1.0548: greater odds of white pregnant women with co-occurring mental health disorders being more exposed to cocaine. There are greater odds among white pregnant women in the U.S with co-occurring mental illnesses, including clinical depression, being exposed to cocaine use among. Effective public health strategies could include improving multidisciplinary state learning communities, quality improvement collaboratives, and consumer awareness.
