Socio-economic and partner relationship factors associated with antenatal depressive morbidity among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-

  Kaaya, S F ^a   Mbwambo, J K ^b   Kilonzo, G P ^a   Van Den Borne, H ^c   Leshabari, M T ^a   Smith Fawzi, M C ^d   Schaalma, H ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Pregnancy; Socio economic adversity; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DEPRESSION; PRENATAL DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SALARY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955674621     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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