Factors associated with depressive symptoms among postpartum mothers in a rural district in Uganda

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 374-379

  Kakyo, Tracy Alexis ^a   Muliira, Joshua Kanaabi ^b   Mbalinda, Scovia Nalugo ^c   Kizza, Irene Betty ^c   Muliira, Rhoda Suubi ^b  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Male partners; Post partum; Rural uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861457940     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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