Adolescent perspectives on peripartum mental health prevention and promotion from Kenya: Findings from a design thinking approach.

ABSTRACT: In Kenya, approximately one in five girls aged 15-19 years old are pregnant or already a mother. Adolescent girls and young women experience significant mental health vulnerabilities during the pregnancy and postpartum periods, leading to poor antenatal and postnatal care attendance and inferior infant and maternal health outcomes. Pregnant adolescents often experience stigma and disenfranchisement due to their pregnancy status and at the same time lack access to mental health support within health settings, schools, religious institutions, and communities. This paper presents the results of qualitative interviews embedded within the human-centered design (HCD) process used to adapt the Helping Adolescents Thrive (HAT) program for Kenyan peripartum adolescents including young fathers. This

SUBMITTER: Kathono J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760697 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature