Mental and Behavioural Disorders Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Group based psychoeducation
Focused antenatal care...no any intervention given for mothers on MCH for PPD.
Sponsors
Jimma University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study participant screening will pass two stage; first mothers gestational age will be assessed (calculated based on their last normal menstrual period (LMNP) and fundal height (combination result will be taken) or directly taken from the card. Then mothers whose gestational age 12-20 weeks will be assessed for their depression status by locally validated tool, patient health questioner-9 (PHQ-9)(Yitbarek Kidane Woldetensay, 2018). Mothers who are normal (score 0-4) and mild (score 5-9) by PHQ-9 will be included in the study. The rest with moderate-severe depression (PHQ-9=10) in both groups will be referred to nearby hospital psychiatric out patient department, to be further evaluated and treated by district clinician(psychiatrist).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant mothers who are on psychiatric treatment and severely ill at the time of the trial will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of mothers who have good social support, post-partum depression literacy, and low post-natal depression at -6-weeks post-partum period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvements in utilization of preventive maternal and child health care service, healthy life style of the mother and good birth outcome will be the secondary outcome variable. | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactMulumebet Abera
College Dean
Outcome results
None listed