Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In sub-Saharan Africa, pregnant and postpartum women with mental health problems are often missed in healthcare systems. To address this, a practical and simple screening tool for maternal mental health should be available to primary healthcare workers. An important step toward having such a tool is to assess the existing tools and their effectiveness in primary care settings.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, LILAC, CINAHL, Google Scholar, African Index Medicus, HINARI, and African Journals Online from inception to 31 January 2023, without language restriction. Reference lists of retrieved articles were reviewed and experts in the field were contacted for studies not captured by our searches. All retrieved records were collated in Endnote, de-duplicate

SUBMITTER: Gyimah L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11466175 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature