{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Cheng Z"],"funding":["William and Flora Hewlett Foundation","Harvard Center for African Studies","Global Development Policy Center at Boston University","Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science","Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies"],"pagination":["3178"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9966145"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["20(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>Study findings suggest association between anemia and postpartum depression, but available evidence is scant and inconsistent. We investigate whether anemia is related to postpartum depression among women who have recently given birth in Malawi, where anemia prevalence is high.<h4>Methods</h4>We use cross-sectional data from 829 women who were 18-36 years old, married, lived in Lilongwe, Malawi, and gave birth between August 2017 and February 2019. The primary outcome is postpartum depression in the year after birth, defined by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Anemia status was assessed using hemoglobin levels that were measured at the time of the interview. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between postpartum dep"],"journal":["International journal of environmental research and public health"],"pubmed_title":["Exploring the Relationship between Anemia and Postpartum Depression: Evidence from Malawi."],"pmcid":["PMC9966145"],"funding_grant_id":["2014-9952","2017-5795"],"pubmed_authors":["Canning D","Guo M","Patel V","Karra M","Cheng Z"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Exploring the Relationship between Anemia and Postpartum Depression: Evidence from Malawi.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>Study findings suggest association between anemia and postpartum depression, but available evidence is scant and inconsistent. We investigate whether anemia is related to postpartum depression among women who have recently given birth in Malawi, where anemia prevalence is high.<h4>Methods</h4>We use cross-sectional data from 829 women who were 18-36 years old, married, lived in Lilongwe, Malawi, and gave birth between August 2017 and February 2019. The primary outcome is postpartum depression in the year after birth, defined by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Anemia status was assessed using hemoglobin levels that were measured at the time of the interview. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between postpartum dep","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-05-18T12:54:51.176Z","creation":"2025-04-06T09:08:33.711Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9966145","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36833872"],"doi":["10.3390/ijerph20043178"]}}