A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Perinatal depression and anxiety are increasingly recognized as important public health issues in low and middle-income countries such as Rwanda and may have negative consequences for both mothers and their infants. Maternal mental health may be particularly challenged in Rwanda because of the prevalence of risk factors such as poverty, low education levels, negative life events and marital problems. However, there are limited data about perinatal depression and anxiety symptoms in Rwanda. This study thus aimed to explore the prevalence of symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety in Rwanda, and factors associated with them. METHODS:A sample of 165 women in the perinatal period (second and third trimester of pregnancy, up to 1 year postnatal) were interviewed individually ove

SUBMITTER: Umuziga MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6995211 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature