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E-Screening for Prenatal Depression in Kampala, Uganda Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Survey Results.
Online J Public Health Inform
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Perinatal depression remains a substantial public health challenge, often overlooked or incorrectly diagnosed in numerous low-income nations.
Objective: The goal of this study was to establish statistical baselines for the prevalence of perinatal depression in Kampala and understand its relationship with key demographic variables.
Methods: We employed an Android-based implementation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to survey 12,913 women recruited from 7 government health facilities located in Kampala, Uganda.
Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda.
BMC Health Serv Res
January 2025
Makerere University School of Public Health/New Mulago Hospital Complex, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Retesting for HIV during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum is crucial for identifying new infections and ensuring timely interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Uganda's national guidelines recommend that pregnant women be retested in the 3rd trimester or during labor/delivery. However, limited information exists regarding adherence to these guidelines, which may affect the effectiveness of PMTCT efforts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStriking a balance: health behaviour changes in Chinese spouses of people with dementia to manage dementia risk: a qualitative study.
BMC Nurs
December 2024
School of Nursing, Jilin University, No.965 Xinjiang Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, People's Republic of China.
Background: Multiple studies have shown that spouses of people with dementia (PwD) are two to six times more likely to develop dementia compared to the general population. Encouraging healthy behaviours and addressing modifiable risk factors could potentially prevent or delay up to 40% of dementia cases. However, little is known about how health behaviours change when a spouse assumes the role of primary caregiver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors influencing spousal support for women with perinatal depression in seeking formal assistance: a qualitative study.
Front Public Health
December 2024
Nursing Department, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates why spouses often do not support women with perinatal depression (PND) in seeking formal help, emphasizing the crucial role they play in recognition and encouragement.
- Utilizing qualitative semi-structured interviews with twelve spouses at a hospital in Shanghai, the research highlights significant factors based on the Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) theory.
- Key findings reveal that spouses struggle due to a lack of understanding of PND, negative perceptions toward screening and treatment, and issues with the availability of mental health services.
Understanding loneliness after widowhood: The role of social isolation, social support, self-efficacy, and health-related factors.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
February 2025
Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Widowhood negatively affects trajectories of social isolation and loneliness. Given the inevitability of spousal bereavement for many, further investigation into potential modifiers of bereavement-related loneliness is warranted.
Aim: To examine the moderating effects of social isolation, social support, sociodemographic, self-efficacy, health, and quality of life factors on changes in loneliness before and after widowhood.
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