Impact of maternal depression on malnutrition treatment outcomes in older children with sickle cell anemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition and sickle cell anemia (SCA) result in high childhood mortality rates. Although maternal depression is an established risk factor for malnutrition in younger children, little is known about its impact on treatment response in children with malnutrition. We aimed to determine the relationship, if any, between maternal depression scores and malnutrition treatment outcomes in older children with SCA.

Methods

We conducted a planned ancillary study to our randomized controlled feasibility trial for managing severe acute malnutrition in children aged 5-12 with SCA in northern Nigeria (NCT03634488). Mothers of participants completed a depression screen using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).We used a multivariable linear regression model to describe

SUBMITTER: Ritter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809526 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature