The relationship between maternal depression and adverse infant health outcomes in Zambia: A cross-sectional feasibility study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-81

  Ndokera, R ^a   MacArthur, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Infant growth; Infant health; Post partum; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 78650079528     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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