The prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi Prefecture for 3 years after the Great Eas t Japan Earthquake

• DOI: 10.1186/s12199-021-00944-2
• Publication Date: 2021-02-26T16:06:50Z
• Authors: Kaou Tanoue; Zen Watanabe; Hidekazu Nishigori; Noriyuki Iwama; Michihiro Satoh; Takahisa Murakami; Kousuke Tanaka; Satomi Sasaki; Kasumi Sakurai; Mami Ishikuro; Taku Obara; Masatoshi Saito; Junichi Sugawara; Nozomi Tatsuta; Shinichi Kuriyama; Takahiro Arima; Kunihiko Nakai; Nobuo Yaegashi; Hirohito Metoki
• Keywords: Psychological Distress; Disaster area

Abstract Background To examine changes in psychological distress prevalence among pregnant women Miyagi Prefecture, which was directly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, compare it with other, less damaged areas of Japan. Methods This study conducted conjunction Environment Children`s Study. We examined 76,152 including 8270 Regional Center 67,882 13 other regional centers from all-birth fixed data Children’s then compared risk for 3 years after disaster. Results Women suffered more than those centers: OR 1.38 (95% CI, 1.03–1.87) to 1.92 1.42–2.60). Additionally, inland area had a consistently higher 1.67 1.18–2.38) 2.19 1.60–2.99). Conclusions The lack pre-disaster Study made impossible incidence before March 2011 Earthquake. However, Earthquake, did not improve Center. Further, mental illness that