Risk factors and experiences of prepartum depression in urban- low-income settlement Nairobi Kenya: a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Prepartum depression is common among pregnant women and has not been studied much in low and middle-income countries. Evidence shows that mental illnesses are prevalent in urban than in rural areas. The study objective was to determine the magnitude of prepartum depression, risk factors, and real-life experiences of depression among pregnant women. Method: A mixed-method cross-sectional study was conducted. It included 262 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two public health facilities in urban low-income settlement Nairobi, Kenya. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with cut-off >13 was used to classify clinical depressive illness. Further, a focus group discussion was conducted with 20 women identified with depression. Univariable analysis wit

SUBMITTER: Madeghe BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207804 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature