Prevalence and determinants of antenatal depression among pregnant women in a predominantly rural population in Ghana: The DON population-based study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 165, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Weobong, Benedict ^a,b   Soremekun, Seyi ^b   Ten Asbroek, Augustinus Ha ^c   Amenga Etego, Seeba ^a   Danso, Samuel ^a   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^a,b   Prince, Martin ^d   Kirkwood, Betty R ^b  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Depression; Determinants; Pregnancy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900462806     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. O.A. Abiodun, O.O. Adetoro, and O.O. Ogunbode Psychiatric morbidity in a pregnant population in Nigeria Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 15 1993 125 128 (Pubitemid 23118445)
2. Y.A. Aderibigbe, O. Gureje, and O. Omigbodun Postnatal emotional disorders in Nigerian women. A study of antecedents and associations Br. J. Psychiatry 163 1993 645 650 (Pubitemid 23325383)
3. A.O. Adewuya, B.A. Ola, O.O. Aloba, A.O. Dada, and O.O. Fasoto Prevalence and correlates of depression in late pregnancy among Nigerian women Depress. Anxiety 24 2007 15 21 (Pubitemid 46278676)
4. K. Ae-Ngibise, S. Cooper, E. Adiibokah, B. Akpalu, C. Lund, V. Doku, and T.M.R.P. Consortium 'Whether you like it or not people with mental problems are going to go to them': a qualitative exploration into the widespread use of traditional and faith healers in the provision of mental health care in Ghana Int. Rev. Psychiatry 22 2010 558 567
5. S. Andajani-Sutjahjo, L. Manderson, and J. Astbury Complex emotions, complex problems: understanding the experiences of perinatal depression among new mothers in urban Indonesia Cult.; Med.Psychiatry 31 2007 101 122
6. R.R. Chapman A nova vida: the commoditization of reproduction in Central Mozambique Med. Anthropol. 23 2004 229 261 (Pubitemid 39221073)
7. J. Cleary-Goldman, F.D. Malone, J. Vidaver, R.H. Ball, D.A. Nyberg, C.H. Comstock, G.R. Saade, K.A. Eddleman, S. Klugman, L. Dugoff, I.E. Timor-Tritsch, S.D. Craigo, S.R. Carr, H.M. Wolfe, D.W. Bianchi, and M. Dalton Impact of maternal age on obstetric outcome Obstet. Gynecol. 105 2005 983 990 (Pubitemid 40571015)
8. A. Cohen, S. Raja, C. Underhill, P. Yaro, A. Dokurugu, M. De Silva, and V. Patel Sitting with others: mental health self-help groups in northern Ghana Int. J. Ment. Health Syst. 6 2012 1
9. S.M. Collin, M.M. Chisenga, L. Kasonka, A. Haworth, C. Young, S. Filteau, and S.F. Murray Factors associated with postpartum physical and mental morbidity among women with known HIV status in Lusaka, Zambia AIDS Care 18 2006 812 820 (Pubitemid 44395529)
10. J.L. Cox, D. Murray, and G. Chapman A controlled study of the onset, duration and prevalence of postnatal depression Br. J. Psychiatry 163 1993 27 31 (Pubitemid 23188011)
11. N. Deyessa, Y. Berhane, A. Alem, M. Ellsberg, M. Emmelin, U. Hogberg, and G. Kullgren Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study Clin. Pract. Epidemiol. Ment. Health 5 2009 8
12. B. Essen, S. Johnsdotter, B. Hovelius, S. Gudmundsson, N.O. Sjoberg, J. Friedman, and P.O. Ostergren Qualitative study of pregnancy and childbirth experiences in Somalian women resident in Sweden BJOG 107 2000 1507 1512 (Pubitemid 32047484)
13. C. Ferri, S. Mitsuhiro, M. Barros, E. Chalem, R. Guinsburg, V. Patel, M. Prince, and R. Laranjeira The impact of maternal experience of violence and common mental disorders on neonatal outcomes: a survey of adolescent mothers in Sao Paulo, Brazil BMC Public Health 7 2007 209
14. J. Fisher, M. Cabral de Mello, V. Patel, A. Rahman, T. Tran, S. Holton, and W. Holmes Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review Bull. World Health Organ. 90 2012 139 149
15. J.R. Fisher, M.M. Morrow, N.T. Ngoc, and L.T. Anh Prevalence, nature, severity and correlates of postpartum depressive symptoms in Vietnam BJOG 111 2004 1353 1360 (Pubitemid 39665024)
16. J.R. Fisher, H. Tran, and T. Tran Relative socioeconomic advantage and mood during advanced pregnancy in women in Vietnam Int. J. Ment. Health Syst. 1 2007 3
17. N.I. Gavin, B.N. Gaynes, K.N. Lohr, S. Meltzer-Brody, G. Gartlehner, and T. Swinson Perinatal depression: a systematic review of prevalence and incidence Obstet. Gynecol. 106 2005 1071 1083 (Pubitemid 41532916)
18. GHS. 2011 Ghana Health Service. Ghana Health Service-Brong Ahafo Region: Population by districts [Online]. Ghana Health Service. Available: http://www.ghanahealthservice.org/region.php?dd=6region=Brongnbsp;Ahafonbsp; Region (Accessed 26.05.2012).
19. N.K. Grote, J.A. Bridge, A.R. Gavin, J.L. Melville, S. Iyengar, and W.J. Katon A meta-analysis of depression during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth restriction Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 67 2010 1012 1024
20. Hanlon, C. 2010. Perinatal common mental disorders in Ethiopia: socio-cultural factors in onset, remission and maintenance (Ph.D. thesis). University of London.
21. C. Hanlon, G. Medhin, A. Alem, F. Tesfaye, Z. Lakew, B. Worku, M. Dewey, M. Araya, A. Abdulahi, M. Hughes, M. Tomlinson, V. Patel, and M. Prince Impact of antenatal common mental disorders upon perinatal outcomes in Ethiopia: the P-MaMiE population-based cohort study Trop. Med. Int. Health 14 2009 156 166
22. C. Hanlon, R. Whitley, D. Wondimagegn, A. Alem, and M. Prince Between life and death: exploring the sociocultural context of antenatal mental distress in rural Ethiopia Arch. Womens Ment. Health 13 2010 385 393
23. M. Hartley, M. Tomlinson, E. Greco, W.S. Comulada, J. Stewart, I. Le Roux, N. Mbewu, and M.J. Rotheram-Borus Depressed mood in pregnancy: prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements Reprod. Health 8 2011 9
24. M. Kammerer, M.N. Marks, C. Pinard, A. Taylor, B. Von Castelberg, H. Kunzli, and V. Glover Symptoms associated with the DSM IV diagnosis of depression in pregnancy and post partum Arch. Womens Ment. Health 12 2009 135 141
25. B.R. Kirkwood, L. Hurt, S. Amenga-Etego, C. Tawiah, C. Zandoh, S. Danso, C. Hurt, K. Edmond, Z. Hill, G. ten Asbroek, J. Fenty, S. Owusu-Agyei, O. Campbell, and P. Arthur Effect of vitamin a supplementation in women of reproductive age on maternal survival in Ghana (ObaapaVitA): a cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial Lancet 375 2010 1640 1649
26. B.R. Kirkwood, A. Manu, C. Tawiah-Agyemang, G. ten Asbroek, T. Gyan, B. Weobong, R.E. Lewandowski, S. Soremekun, S. Danso, C. Pitt, K. Hanson, S. Owusu-Agyei, and Z. Hill NEWHINTS cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact on neonatal mortality in rural Ghana of routine home visits to provide a package of essential newborn care interventions in the third trimester of pregnancy and the first week of life: trial protocol Trials 2010 11
27. K. Kroenke, R.L. Spitzer, and J.B. W. Williams The PHQ-9 - validity of a brief depression severity measure J. Gen. Intern. Med. 16 2001 606 613 (Pubitemid 32823891)
28. K.S. R.L. Kroenke The PHQ-9: a new depression diagnostic and severity measure Psychiatr. Ann. 32 2002 91 97
29. C.A. Lancaster, K.J. Gold, H.A. Flynn, H. Yoo, S.M. Marcus, and M.M. Davis Risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: a systematic review Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 202 2010 5 14
30. A.R. Localio, D.J. Margolis, and J.A. Berlin Relative risks and confidence intervals were easily computed indirectly from multivariable logistic regression J. Clin. Epidemiol. 60 2007 874 882 (Pubitemid 47208538)
31. S.I. Lusskin, T.M. Pundiak, and S.M. Habib Perinatal depression: hiding in plain sight Can. J. Psychiatry 52 2007 479 488 (Pubitemid 47403180)
32. A. Martin, W. Rief, A. Klaiberg, and E. Braehler Validity of the brief patient health questionnaire mood scale (PHQ-9) in the general population Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 28 2006 71 77 (Pubitemid 41827572)
33. S. Nhiwatiwa, V. Patel, and W. Acuda Predicting postnatal mental disorder with a screening questionnaire: a prospective cohort study from Zimbabwe J. Epidemiol. Community Health 52 1998 262 266 (Pubitemid 28176824)
34. V. Patel, and M. Prince Maternal psychological morbidity and low birth weight in India Br. J. Psychiatry 188 2006 284 285 (Pubitemid 43341658)
35. V. Patel, M. Rodrigues, and N. Desouza Gender, poverty, and postnatal depression: a study of mothers in Goa, India Am. J. Psychiatry 159 2002 43 47 (Pubitemid 41070725)
36. M. Paulden, S. Palmer, C. Hewitt, and S. Gilbody Screening for postnatal depression in primary care: cost effectiveness analysis Br. Med. J. 339 2009 b5203
37. A. Rahman, J. Bunn, H. Lovel, and F. Creed Association between antenatal depression and low birthweight in a developing country Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 115 2007 481 486 (Pubitemid 46733698)
38. A. Rahman, J. Bunn, H. Lovel, and F. Creed Maternal depression increases infant risk of diarrhoeal illness: a cohort study Arch. Dis. Child 92 2007 24 28 (Pubitemid 46132928)
39. A. Rahman, and F. Creed Outcome of prenatal depression and risk factors associated with persistence in the first postnatal year: prospective study from Rawalpindi, Pakistan J Affect. Disord. 100 2007 115 121 (Pubitemid 46824142)
40. T.J. Rochat, M. Tomlinson, T. Bärnighausen, M.-L. Newell, and A. Stein The prevalence and clinical presentation of antenatal depression in rural South Africa J Affect. Disord. 135 2011 362 373
41. J. Ross, C. Hanlon, G. Medhin, A. Alem, F. Tesfaye, B. Worku, M. Dewey, V. Patel, and M. Prince Perinatal mental distress and infant morbidity in Ethiopia: a cohort study Arch. Dis. Child Fetal. Neonatal. Ed. 96 2011 F59 F64
42. D. Ryan, L. Milis, and N. Misri Depression during pregnancy Can. Fam. Phys. 51 2005 1087 1093 (Pubitemid 41167571)
43. A. Sawyer, S. Ayers, and H. Smith Pre- and postnatal psychological wellbeing in Africa: a systematic review J. Affect. Disord. 123 2010 17 29
44. STATA Statistics/data analysis 11 ed. 2009 Stata Press Texas
45. A. Treacy, M. Robson, and C. Oherlihy Dystocia increases with advancing maternal age Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 195 2006 760 763 (Pubitemid 44292128)
46. P. Tripathy, N. Nair, S. Barnett, R. Mahapatra, J. Borghi, S. Rath, S. Rath, R. Gope, D. Mahto, R. Sinha, R. Lakshminarayana, V. Patel, C. Pagel, A. Prost, and A. Costello Effect of a participatory intervention with womens groups on birth outcomes and maternal depression in Jharkhand and Orissa, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial Lancet 375 2010 1182 1192
47. S. Vyas, and L. Kumaranayake Constructing socio-economic status indices: how to use principal components analysis Health Policy Plan 21 2006 459 468 (Pubitemid 44627319)
48. B. Weobong, B. Akpalu, V. Doku, S. Owusu-Agyei, L. Hurt, B. Kirkwood, and M. Prince The comparative validity of screening scales for postnatal common mental disorder in Kintampo, Ghana J. Affect. Disord. 113 2009 109 117
49. B. Weobong, A.H. ten Asbroek, S. Soremekun, S. Danso, S. Owusu-Agyei, M. Prince, and B.R. Kirkwood Determinants of postnatal depression in rural Ghana: findings from the Don population based cohort study Depress. Anxiety 2013