Postnatal depression and socio-cultural practices among postnatal mothers in Kota Bahru, Kelantan, Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-83

  Azidah, Abdul Kadir ^a   Shaiful, B I ^a   Rusli, N ^a   Jamil, M Y ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Postnatal depression; Primary care; Sociocultural practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MASSAGE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33646350772     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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