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Blanchet BH, Hayes T, Gillenson C, Neuman K, Heymann P, Comer JS, Bagner DM. Caregiver Distress and Child Behavior Problems in Children with Developmental Delay from Predominantly Minoritized Backgrounds. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38512063 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2317409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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IMPORTANCE Child behavior problems have been shown to contribute to caregiver distress and vice versa among youth with developmental delay (DD). However, studies have not examined these associations among children and caregivers from underrepresented ethnic/racial backgrounds. Furthermore, research has not explored how associations function differently following internet-delivered treatment or based on the level of acculturation and enculturation. OBJECTIVE We examined bidirectional associations between caregiver distress (i.e. symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress) and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems in 3- to 5-year-old children with DD from underrepresented ethnic/racial backgrounds. We also examined the impact of internet-delivered Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (iPCIT) and the moderating role of acculturation and enculturation on these bidirectional associations. METHOD Children aging out of early intervention services (n = 150) and their primary caregiver were randomized to receive iPCIT or referrals as usual (RAU) in the community. RESULTS Findings provide support for bidirectional associations between child internalizing behavior problems and caregiver depressive symptoms, although there were fewer significant associations among families randomized to iPCIT compared to RAU. Weaker associations were observed among families with higher levels of enculturation, whereas stronger associations were observed among families with higher levels of acculturation. CONCLUSIONS Results highlight a sensitive period from age 3.5 to 4 years old for bidirectional associations between caregiver distress and child behavior problems and highlight the importance of addressing family cultural values during treatment. Findings also suggest the utility of internet-delivered behavioral parenting interventions in weakening the effect of child behavior problems on caregiver distress and vice versa.
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- Brynna H Blanchet
- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
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Ritter C, Abdullahi SU, Gambo S, Murtala HA, Kabir H, Shamsu KA, Gwarzo G, Banaei Y, Acra SA, Stallings VA, Rodeghier M, DeBaun MR, Klein LJ. Impact of maternal depression on malnutrition treatment outcomes in older children with sickle cell anemia. BMC Nutr 2024; 10:18. [PMID: 38268013 PMCID: PMC10809526 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-024-00826-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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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 the relationship between the baseline maternal PHQ-9 score and the trial participant's final body mass index (BMI) z-score. RESULTS Out of 108 mother-child dyads, 101 with maternal baseline PHQ-9 scores were eligible for inclusion in this analysis. At baseline, 25.7% of mothers (26 of 101) screened positive for at least mild depression (PHQ-9 score of 5 or above). The baseline maternal PHQ-9 score was negatively associated with the child's BMI z-score after 12 weeks of malnutrition treatment (β=-0.045, p = 0.041). CONCLUSIONS Maternal depressive symptoms has an impact on malnutrition treatment outcomes. Treatment of malnutrition in older children with sickle cell anemia should include screening for maternal depression and, if indicated, appropriate maternal referral for depression evaluation and treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (#NCT03634488) on January 30, 2018, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03634488 .
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, D. Brent Polk Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt-Meharry Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, D. Brent Polk Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Ren Z, Gao W, Wang Q, Duan Y, Tang X, Zhang Y. Predictive role of NICU-related stress, postpartum depression trajectory and family coping on growth trajectory of moderate-to-late preterm infants: A longitudinal study. J Adv Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38258627 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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AIMS To describe the changes in moderate-to-late preterm infants' (MLPIs) growth during 12 months of corrected age (CA) and to examine the predictive role of NICU-related stress, postpartum depression trajectory and family coping ability on the physical developmental trajectory of MLPIs. DESIGN A prospective longitudinal study. METHODS There were 237 mother-infant dyads with at least two follow-up data records included. General characteristics and NICU-related stress were recorded from medical records at baseline. Infants' physical growth was measured at 40 weeks, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months CA during outpatient follow-up. Maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and family coping ability were assessed by questionnaires at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months CA and 1 month CA respectively. We investigated the modifiable factors inside and outside of NICU on the trajectories of physical growth in the first year in MLPIs, mainly by using latent growth curve models with time-varying covariates. RESULTS The curved trajectories of weight, length and head circumference in the first year in MLPIs demonstrated gradually slowed growth rates and these infants were above the WHO growth standards for the same age and sex. The latent growth curve models indicated that more NICU-related stress was negatively associated with the weight and length at 40 weeks CA, and family coping ability (parent-child relationship) at 1 month CA was associated with the growth rate of weight. Besides, more NICU-related stress predicted faster length growth rate. The infants of mothers who were in the group of high-level postpartum depression trajectory had a slower growth rate of head circumference. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified the modifiable factors along the care continuum influencing the trajectory of MLPIs' physical growth. Nurses should receive more training about infant stress measurement and family-centred care to work in partnership with parents so that MLPIs can reach their full developmental potential. Also, multidisciplinary interventions including stress reduction strategies, close psychological monitoring and education improving parent-infant relationships should be further developed to achieve optimizing growth in the first year of MLPIs. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE It is recommended that nurses pay attention to the long-term physical growth status of MLPIs, and closely support their families. Quantifying NICU-related stress and developing reduction strategies should be the priority for clinical staff during hospitalization. After discharge, persistent screening of depressive symptoms, psychological intervention and education about the parent-child relationship need to be included in the follow-up visits. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No patient or public contribution. The study only included patients who were research participants.
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- Zijin Ren
- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Shanghai First Maternal and Infant Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Children's Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Dadi AF, He V, Nutton G, Su JY, Guthridge S. Predicting child development and school readiness, at age 5, for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia's Northern Territory. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0296051. [PMID: 38117820 PMCID: PMC10732444 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Positive early development is critical in shaping children's lifelong health and wellbeing. Identifying children at risk of poor development is important in targeting early interventions to children and families most in need of support. We aimed to develop a predictive model that could inform early support for vulnerable children. METHODS We analysed linked administrative records for a birth cohort of 2,380 Northern Territory children (including 1,222 Aboriginal children) who were in their first year of school in 2015 and had a completed record from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC measures early child development (school readiness) across five domains of development. We fitted prediction models, for AEDC weighted summary scores, using a Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) considering four groups of factors-pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, known at birth, and child-related factors. We first assessed the models' internal validity and then the out-of-sample predictive power (external validity) using the PLSpredict procedure. RESULT We identified separate predictive models, with a good fit, for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. For Aboriginal children, a significant pre-pregnancy predictor of better outcomes was higher socioeconomic status (direct, β = 0.22 and indirect, β = 0.16). Pregnancy factors (gestational diabetes and maternal smoking (indirect, β = -0.09) and child-related factors (English as a second language and not attending preschool (direct, β = -0.28) predicted poorer outcomes. Further, pregnancy and child-related factors partially mediated the effects of pre-pregnancy factors; and child-related factors fully mediated the effects of pregnancy factors on AEDC weighted scores. For non-Aboriginal children, pre-pregnancy factors (increasing maternal age, socioeconomic status, parity, and occupation of the primary carer) directly predicted better outcomes (β = 0.29). A technical observation was that variance in AEDC weighted scores was not equally captured across all five AEDC domains; for Aboriginal children results were based on only three domains (emotional maturity; social competence, and language and cognitive skills (school-based)) and for non-Aboriginal children, on a single domain (language and cognitive skills (school-based)). CONCLUSION The models give insight into the interplay of multiple factors at different stages of a child's development and inform service and policy responses. Recruiting children and their families for early support programs should consider both the direct effects of the predictors and their interactions. The content and application of the AEDC measurement need to be strengthened to ensure all domains of a child's development are captured equally.
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- Abel Fekadu Dadi
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- College of Indigenous Futures, Education and the Arts, Charles Darwin University, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia
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- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Ricci H, Nakiranda R, Malan L, Kruger HS, Visser M, Ricci C, Faber M, Smuts CM. Association between maternal postpartum depressive symptoms, socioeconomic factors, and birth outcomes with infant growth in South Africa. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5696. [PMID: 37029213 PMCID: PMC10080513 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32653-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal postpartum depressive symptoms, household demographic, socioeconomic, and infant characteristics with infant physical growth, and how these factors correlate to determine latent factors. This study was based on the baseline data of a 6-month randomised controlled trial aimed at providing an egg a day to infants aged 6 to 9-months from a low socioeconomic community in South Africa. Information collected on household demographic, socioeconomic, and infant characteristics was by face-to-face structured interviews, and trained assessors took anthropometric measurements. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to assess maternal postpartum depressive symptoms. The analysis was based on 428 mother-infant pairs. Total EPDS score and its subscales score were not associated with stunting or underweight risk. However, a three- to four-fold increased risk of stunting and underweight, respectively was observed for premature birth. Low birthweight was associated with an estimated six-fold increased risk of underweight and stunting. Being female was associated with about 50% reduced risk of stunting and underweight. In conclusion, more robust studies are needed to substantiate these findings, with more awareness creation on the consequences of LBW and prematurity on the physical growth of infants from resource-limited settings.
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- Hannah Ricci
- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
- North-West University (Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR)), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- North-West University (Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR)), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council (Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit), Tygerberg, South Africa
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- North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Honda T, Tran T, Popplestone S, Draper CE, Yousafzai AK, Romero L, Fisher J. Parents’ mental health and the social-emotional development of their children aged between 24 and 59 months in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analyses. SSM - Mental Health 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Thompson AL, Jahnke JR, Teran E, Bentley ME. Pathways linking maternal mental health and child health in a dual burden context: Evidence from Galapagos, Ecuador. Soc Sci Med 2022; 305:115043. [PMID: 35660699 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Research in low-and-middle income countries links maternal depression to child undernutrition; conversely, maternal depression is a risk factor for child overweight in higher income settings. Less is known about impacts of maternal mental health in dual burden contexts or the environmental and behavioral pathways linking maternal mental health to child health outcomes. Consequently, we examine the association between maternal mental health and the dual burden of undernutrition/infectious disease and overweight/obesity in children and test whether pathogenic, dietary and caregiving exposures mediate this association. Data come from 113 mothers and their 204 children, aged 2 weeks to 15 years, participating in the Healthy Families Study in Galapagos, Ecuador from July 2018 to May 2019, with mental health, anthropometry, diet and household environmental measures. Path analyses were used to test for direct and indirect effects of maternal distress on the likelihood of children experiencing the dual burden. We found that maternal distress is directly associated with a greater risk of having a child in the household with the dual burden with significant indirect paths through the emotional climate of the household and child diet quality. Maternal distress also moderated the impact of exposure to pathogens and diet quality. Our results highlight the need to understand how maternal distress may shape care practices in environments that present challenges for mothers in acquiring adequate resources and support needed to promote healthy child growth.
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- Amanda L Thompson
- Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Galapagos Science Center, San Cristobal, Ecuador
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Kariuki EW, Kuria MW, Were FN, Ndetei DM. Predictors of postnatal depression in the slums Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:242. [PMID: 35382788 PMCID: PMC8981836 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-03885-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Postnatal depression (PND) is a universal mental health problem that prevents mothers' optimal existence and mothering. Although research has shown high PND prevalence rates in Africa, including Kenya, little research has been conducted to determine the contributing factors, especially in low-resource communities. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the PND risk factors among mothers attending Lang'ata and Riruta Maternal and Child Health Clinics (MCH) in the slums, Nairobi. METHODS This study was cross-sectional. It is part of a large study that investigated the effectiveness of a brief psychoeducational intervention on PND. Postnatal mothers (567) of 6-10 weeks postanatal formed the study population. Depression rate was measured using the original 1961 Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). In addition, a sociodemographic questionnaire (SDQ) was used to collect hypothesized risk variables. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to explore predictors of PND. RESULTS The overall prevalence of PND in the sample of women was 27.1%. Women aged 18-24 (β = 2.04 95% C.I.[0.02; 4.05], p = 0.047), dissatisfied with body image (β = 4.33 95% C.I.[2.26; 6.41], p < 0.001), had an unplanned pregnancy (β = 2.31 95% C.I.[0.81; 3.80], p = 0.003 and felt fatigued (β = - 1.85 95% C.I.[- 3.50; 0.20], p = 0.028) had higher odds of developing PND. Participants who had no stressful life events had significantly lower depression scores as compared to those who had stressful life events (β = - 1.71 95% C.I.[- 3.30; - 0.11], p = 0.036) when depression was treated as a continuous outcome. Sensitivity analysis showed that mothers who had secondary and tertiary level of education had 51 and 73% had lower likelihood of having depression as compared to those with a primary level of education (A.O.R = 0.49 95% C.I.[0.31-0.78], p = 0.002) and (A.O.R = 0.27 95% C.I.[0.09-0.75], p = 0.013) respectively. CONCLUSION This study reveals key predictors/risk factors for PND in low-income settings building upon the scanty data. Identifying risk factors for PND may help in devising focused preventive and treatment strategies.
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- Esther W. Kariuki
- grid.10604.330000 0001 2019 0495Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.10604.330000 0001 2019 0495Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.10604.330000 0001 2019 0495Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.10604.330000 0001 2019 0495Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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Maulina R, Qomaruddin MB, Sumarmi S, Fahrul A, Haryuni S. Antenatal Depression as a Stunting Risk Factor: A Systematic Review. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Depression during pregnancy is often found and ignored even though depression has a negative impact not only on the mother but also on the fetus to adulthood. Stunting is a problem of lack of nutritional status that begins during pregnancy.
AIM: The purpose of this article is to systematically identify the description and relationship between depression during pregnancy and stunting in children.
METHOD: The approach used is the systematic review method to search articles. Articles were identified from 2010-2020 by conducting a literature search with the keywords "antenatal depression" OR "prenatal depression" OR "depression during pregnancy" and "stunting" in the electronic databases dataset by Sciencedirect, Pubmed Research Gate, and Google Scholar.
RESULTS: The search results found 1875 articles selected into 20 journal articles that match the inclusion criteria. CONCLUSION: The results found that depression during pregnancy correlated with risk factors for stunting. As a preventive measure, health workers, especially midwives, can provide psychological care in antenatal care by considering these factors.
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Asare H, Rosi A, Scazzina F, Faber M, Smuts CM, Ricci C. Maternal postpartum depression in relation to child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Pediatr 2022; 181:979-989. [PMID: 34652508 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04289-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Perinatal (antenatal and postpartum) depression is increasingly becoming a global public health problem. Studies have shown that the presence of depression during the perinatal period impact on a mother's ability to adequately provide nutritional care for herself and her infants and young children. This may thus negatively influence the nutritional status of these vulnerable children resulting in poor growth, such as stunting which is currently a public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association between maternal postpartum depression and child growth in LMICs. Electronic databases were systematically reviewed by screening abstracts, titles, full text and additional data sources of eligible papers. Articles were eligible for inclusion if based on children aged 0 to 59 months, if reporting maternal postpartum depression as an exposure, if based on observational studies evaluating the relation between maternal postpartum depression and child growth, if reporting at least one physical growth indicator such as stunting as an outcome, and if published after 2000. Article selection was based on the PRISMA guidelines for reporting systematic reviews. Twelve articles were included in the quantitative synthesis (12 for stunting, 8 for underweight and 2 for wasting). Maternal postpartum depression was observed to be associated with an increased risk of child stunting (1.87 (95% CI: 1.52, 2.30; I2 = 41.6%, p = 0.064)) and underweight (1.81 (95% Cl: 1.25, 2.62; I2 = 70.7%, p = 0.001)). These results were confirmed after influence analyses, with publication bias being negligible. Conclusion: Maternal depression is a risk factor for poor child growth in LMICs. This study contributes to the knowledge on this topic and calls on policymakers to improve on its understanding, screening and treatment to alleviate the potential negative impact on child growth. What is Known: • Maternal postpartum depression is currently a public health relevance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). • Maternal postpartum depression is a risk factor for poor nutritional status in children from LMICs. What is New: • Maternal postpartum depression is associated with an 80 to 90% increased risk of childhood stunting and underweight in LMICs. • The association between risk of childhood stunting and underweight with maternal postpartum depression is slightly influenced by geographical area, rural or urban location, by factors such as study design, study quality and sample size.
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- Hannah Asare
- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, South Africa.,Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Chattopadhyay N, Aneja S. The Status of Early Childhood Development in India: Will We Reach the Countdown to 2030 Targets? Indian Pediatr 2021; 58:4-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s13312-021-2348-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Susiloretni KA, Smith ER, Suparmi, Marsum, Agustina R, Shankar AH. The psychological distress of parents is associated with reduced linear growth of children: Evidence from a nationwide population survey. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246725. [PMID: 34699530 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Stunting, an indicator of restricted linear growth, has become a primary measure of childhood undernutrition due to its persistent high prevalence globally, and importance for health and development. Although the etiology is recognized as complex, most analyses have focused on social and biomedical determinants, with limited attention on psychological factors affecting care and nurturing in the home. We assessed whether the psychological distress of parents is related to child linear growth and stunting, and documented the associated risk factors, and examined the relationship between parental distress and behavioral and other risk factors for stunting. Methods We used data from the Indonesia National Health Survey 2013, including 46,315 children 6–59 months of age. Multivariate linear, logistic, and multilevel multinomial logistic regression, using survey weights, were used to assess the relationship between parental distress, as assessed by the WHO Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ20), with height-for-age z score (HAZ), stunting, and behavioral and other risk factors for stunting. Results Maternal, paternal and parental distress (i.e. both maternal and paternal distress) were associated with reduced linear growth of the children by 0.086 (95% CI -0.17, -0.00), 0.11 (95% CI -0.24, -0.02) and 0.19 (95% CI -0.37, -0.00) HAZ-scores, respectively. Maternal and paternal distress increased the risk of mild stunting (HAZ <-1) by 33% (95% CI 1.17,1.50) and 37% (95% CI 1.18,1.60), and the risk of moderate stunting (HAZ <-2) by 25% (95% CI 1.10,1.43) and 28% (95% CI 1.08,1.51]), respectively. Parental stress increased the risk of moderate stunting by 40% (95% CI 1.06,1.85). Amongst specific groups of risk factors, the proportion of HAZ-score lost was associated with socioeconomic factors (30.3%) including, low wealth, low maternal occupational status, low maternal education, rural residence, and low paternal occupational status; physiological factors (15.5%) including low maternal height, low maternal mid-upper arm circumference, being male, low paternal height; behavioral factors (8.9%) including open garbage disposal, paternal smoking, not using iodized salt; and experiencing at least one infectious diseases episode (1.1%). Conclusions Maternal, paternal and parental stress were associated with reduced linear growth of children. These findings highlight the complex etiology of stunting and suggest nutritional and other biomedical interventions are insufficient, and that promotion of mental and behavioral health programs for parents must be pursued as part of a comprehensive strategy to enhance child growth and development, i.e. improved caretaker capacity, integrated community development, improved parenting skills, as well as reduced gender discrimination, and domestic violence.
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INTRODUCTION Mental health disorder, particularly depression, is one of the leading causes of 'disease related disability' in women that both affects the women but has adverse effect on their children. This can have an impact on mothers' capacity of child care which ultimately increases the risk of infection, malnutrition, impaired growth and behavioural problems in children that might extend to adulthood too. Diminished child growth has an irreversible effect both short and long terms, affecting physical growth, brain development, performance in education, working capacity and increased risks to non-communicable diseases. To date, the reviews conducted are only limited to few countries or maternal depression or certain age group of children. Our aim is to provide a global perspective focusing on all early childhood undernutrition (under 5 years) and to see if the association between maternal mental health and child undernutrition has yielded similar or different result. Furthermore, we intend to explore the risk factors associated with copresence of maternal mental health issues and undernutrition in children. METHODS AND ANALYSIS MEDLINE (PubMed), PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Global Health Library Relevant reports from the WHO, United Nations of Children Education Fund and organisations working in maternal and child health will also be searched. Database of systematic reviews and database of abstracts of reviews of effects will also be searched for relevant literature. Papers published from 1995 to 2020 in English will be included. Title, abstract or both will be screened independently by reviewers. For data analysis and synthesis, we will present all the outcomes mentioned in the studies and a subgroup analysis for age and sex will be conducted. This study aims to conduct a meta-analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval is not required to conduct this review. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020189315.
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- Manisha Singh
- School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Allied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
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- School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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Alderman H, Friedman J, Ganga P, Kak M, Rubio-Codina M. Assessing the performance of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) in rural India. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2020; 1492:58-72. [PMID: 33378099 PMCID: PMC8246540 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Although many education and health programs aim to improve early childhood development, it is challenging to assess developmental levels of infants and small children through large household surveys. The Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) has been proposed as an adaptable, practical, and low‐cost instrument for measuring the developmental status of children under 3 years of age at scale, as it is relatively short and collected by caregiver report. This study employed the CREDI to measure the development of a sample of 994 children ages 22–35 months in rural India and compared the results to those obtained using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley‐III), a reliable and widely used instrument, albeit one not always suited to large‐scale data collection efforts given its length, cost, and complexity of administration. The CREDI validation exercise showed that caregivers can provide assessments in keeping with the more interactive (hence more time‐consuming and training‐intensive) Bayley‐III instrument. Noteworthy, there was no indication that concordance of the instruments differed by education of the caregiver. This is important as it points to alternate feasible tools to measure child development outcomes through large‐scale surveys.
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- Harold Alderman
- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
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- Department of Political Science, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- World Bank, South Asia Health, Washington, DC
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- Inter-American Development Bank, Social Protection and Health, Washington, DC
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Scott S, Pant A, Nguyen PH, Shinde S, Menon P. Demographic, nutritional, social and environmental predictors of learning skills and depression in 20,000 Indian adolescents: Findings from the UDAYA survey. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240843. [PMID: 33064744 PMCID: PMC7567371 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Adolescent wellbeing is critical to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and one in five of the world's adolescents live in India. We explored predictors of learning skills and depression in Indian adolescents. METHODS Data on adolescents aged 10-19y (three groups: 5,840 unmarried males, 8,953 unmarried females, 4,933 married females) were available from the state-representative Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults survey in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for cluster sampling design and state fixed effects were used to examine factors (demographic, health/nutrition, social, and environmental) associated with three outcomes: reading proficiency, math proficiency, and depressive symptoms. FINDINGS Learning skills were poor (28-61% lacked basic reading and math skills depending on adolescent group and outcome) and depression was common (8-26%). Better learning skills were predicted by greater household wealth (AOR 1.72-2.55 depending on group) and household head education (AOR 1.03-1.07 per year), being in school (AOR 4.19-18.65), parental support (AOR 1.11-1.39), having gender equal attitudes (AOR 1.56-2.67), number of food groups consumed at least weekly (unmarried females: AOR 1.11), and having an improved latrine (AOR 1.33-1.51). Poorer learning skills were predicted by family substance use (AOR 0.68-0.74), underweight (males: AOR 0.74), witnessing parental violence (AOR 0.66-0.78). Depressive symptoms were predicted by witnessing parental violence (AOR 1.51-1.92) and experiencing sexual abuse (AOR 2.30-6.16). CONCLUSION Factors across multiple life dimensions are associated with learning skills and depression in Indian adolescents. Adolescent-focused policies and programs should consider health/nutrition, social, and environmental aspects of life in vulnerable individuals.
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- Samuel Scott
- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
- International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
- International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Zhang T, Zhao L, Ding W, Ma J, Zhang Y. The influence of perinatal and maternal factors on physical growth at 12 months in prematurely born infants treated in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective chart review and a prospective cohort study. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 109:103656. [PMID: 32593880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Growth retardation during the first year of life is frequently observed in prematurely born infants. Few reports have considered the effects of maternal emotional distress and perceptions of care burden on the outcomes of these infants. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the physical growth trajectories of prematurely born infants treated in neonatal intensive care unit and determined the effects of perinatal factors, maternal emotional distress and perceptions of care burden on growth retardation at 12 months' corrected age. DESIGN Retrospective chart review and prospective cohort study. SETTING Single neonatal intensive care unit and follow-up outpatient clinics at a maternity and neonatal hospital. PARTICIPANTS 288 mother-infant pairs in the retrospective chart review and 169 dyads in the prospective cohort study. METHODS Medical records of prematurely born infants, perinatal factors and physical growth over a 1-year period were retrospectively reviewed. For the prospective study, mothers completed the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Perinatal Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire, and Condition Management Effort Scale when infants reached 3 months' corrected age. The generalized linear mixed model was applied to explore effects of maternal emotional disorders and perceptions of care burden on growth retardation at 12 months' corrected age. RESULTS The retrospective data showed 13.9%, 10.1%, and 10.1% retardation for head circumference, length, and weight, respectively. Birth weight was negatively associated with physical growth retardation. Delayed breastfeeding initiation, younger mothers, and lower 5-min Apgar score were associated with head circumference retardation. Male sex, higher gestational age, and delayed breastfeeding initiation were risk factors for length retardation; male sex, higher gestational age, and younger mothers for weight. The prospective study showed that head circumference, length, and weight retardation rates were 18.3%, 10.3%, and 16.3%, respectively. Male sex and birth weight, were still significant, while others were not. Moreover, alternative models based on these included factors revealed that maternal perceptions of a higher care burden was a risk factor for overall growth retardation and maternal post-traumatic stress disorder only for a weight problem. CONCLUSIONS Physical growth remained a significant problem for prematurely born infants during the first year. This study identified perinatal factors, the level of maternal emotional distress, and perceptions of care burden were related to adverse infant's growth outcomes. Multidisciplinary interventions targeting maternal emotional distress and perceptions of care burden should be developed to promote the growth of prematurely born infants within the first 3 months after birth.
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- Taomei Zhang
- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Shanghai First Maternity and Neonatal Hospital affiliated to Tongji Universityy, 550 Hu Nan Road, Shanghai 201204, China.
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, 3 East Qinchun Road, Zhejiang 310000, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai 200025, China.
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Scott S, Arrieta A, Kumar N, Menon P, Quisumbing A. Multidimensional predictors of common mental disorders among Indian mothers of 6- to 24-month-old children living in disadvantaged rural villages with women's self-help groups: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233418. [PMID: 32574218 PMCID: PMC7310838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Common mental disorders (CMD) among mothers cause disability, negatively affect child development, and have high long-term economic costs. Little is known about how factors across multiple life dimensions, modeled together, are differentially related to maternal mental health in high poverty contexts. Further, there is limited evidence on determinants of CMD in areas where self-help groups (SHGs) exist to promote women's wellbeing. Filling this evidence gap is important given the high prevalence of CMD and the rapid expansion of SHGs in rural India. Cross-sectional data were collected from 1644 mother-infant pairs living in disadvantaged rural villages across five Indian states-Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh-surveyed in the Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies study. CMD were assessed using the 20-item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). We examined 31 factors across four life dimensions: work (work type, time spent in labor, domestic and caretaking activities), agency (SHG membership, decision-making, gender attitudes), health/nutrition (underweight, fertility, diet diversity, child illness), and household/environment (dependency ratio, wealth, food security, shocks, water, sanitation). Survey-adjusted multivariate logistic and ordinary least squares regression models were fit to examine predictors of CMD or SRQ score. On average, mothers were 26 (range 18-46) years old and their children were 15 (range 6-24) months old. CMD defined as ≥ 8 positive SRQ responses were reported by 262 women (16%). Protective factors included being engaged in agricultural labor as a main occupation relative to being a housewife (AOR 0.18, 95% CI 0.10-0.32), more time working (0.85, 0.77-0.93), higher decision-making (0.33, 0.16-0.69), SHG membership (0.73, 0.56-0.96), and having an improved toilet (0.49, 0.33-0.72). Risk factors included food insecurity (1.13, 1.07-1.20) and shocks to non-farm livelihoods (2.04, 1.10-3.78). Practitioners and policymakers should aim to improve food security, economic wellbeing and social capital, such as that created through SHG membership, to improve maternal mental health. Future research should aim to understand why working outside the home, albeit in agricultural work, appears to protect maternal mental health in this context.
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- Samuel Scott
- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Adhikari RP, Williamson R, Sparling TM, Ferguson E, Cunningham K. Parental depression and nutrition: findings from a cross-sectional household survey in Nepal. Public Health Nutr 2020; 23:2983-93. [PMID: 32524940 DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020000968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to assess associations between parental depression and parental and child nutritional status and diets in Nepal. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey conducted from June to September 2017. SETTING This monitoring survey was conducted in sixteen of forty-two Suaahara intervention districts spanning mountains, hills and plains in Nepal. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to sample communities in this survey. PARTICIPANTS Women and men with a child 6-59 months of age were randomly selected (n 3158 mothers and children; n 826 fathers). RESULTS Overall, 36 % of mothers, 37 % of fathers and 55 % of children met minimum dietary diversity, indicating that they consumed foods from at least four of seven food groups (children) and at least five of ten food groups (adults) in the 24 h prior to the interview. The percentage of children stunted, wasted and underweight was 28, 11 and 23, respectively. Only 5 % of mothers and 3 % of fathers screened positive for moderate or severe depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score ≥ 10). In adjusted models, we found maternal depression was positively associated with maternal underweight (OR = 1·48, 95 % CI 1·01, 2·17). Maternal and paternal depression, however, were not associated with other indicators of anthropometric status or dietary diversity. CONCLUSIONS Maternal and paternal depression, measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, were not associated with dietary diversity or anthropometric status of fathers or children in Nepal, whereas depressed mothers were at increased risk of being underweight. Additional studies are needed to further assess relationships between mental health and nutritional outcomes.
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Nguyen PH, Friedman J, Kak M, Menon P, Alderman H. Maternal depressive symptoms are negatively associated with child growth and development: Evidence from rural India. Matern Child Nutr 2018; 14:e12621. [PMID: 29770998 PMCID: PMC6175434 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Maternal depression has been suggested as a risk factor for both poor child growth and development in many low‐ and middle‐income countries, but the validity of many studies is hindered by small sample sizes, varying cut‐offs used in depression diagnostics, and incomplete control of confounding factors. This study examines the association between maternal depressive symptoms (MDSs) and child physical growth and cognitive development in Madhya Pradesh, India, where poverty, malnutrition, and poor mental health coexist. Data were from a baseline household survey (n = 2,934) of a randomized controlled trial assessing an early childhood development programme. Multivariate linear and logistic regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for socio‐economic factors to avoid confounding the association of mental health and child outcomes. MDS (measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale) was categorized as low, medium, and high in 47%, 42%, and 10% of mothers, respectively. The prevalence of child developmental delay ranged from 16% to 27% for various development domains. Compared with children of mothers with low MDS, those of high MDS mothers had lower height‐for‐age, weight‐for‐age, and weight‐for‐height z‐scores (0.22, 0.21, and 0.15, respectively), a higher rate of stunting and underweight (~1.5 times), and higher rate of developmental delay (partial adjusted odds ratio ranged from 1.3–1.8 for different development domains and fully adjusted odds ratio = 1.4 for fine motor). Our results—that MDS is significantly associated with both child undernutrition and development delay—add to the call for practical interventions to address maternal depression to simultaneously address multiple outcomes for both women and children.
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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