Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Enhanced treatment as usual
Sponsors
Professor Anja Huizink
Prof Manasi Kumar
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Postnatal women aged 18 to 30 years, within 6-35 weeks postpartum, and diagnosed with moderate depression using the PHQ-9 cut-off score of (>10) and above Currently attending the Maternal and Child Health clinic at the selected 2 public health facilities in Nairobi, and Zomba, Malawi.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Postnatal mothers with severe depressive symptoms (severe mental illness, psychosis, or suicidal ideation) will be excluded from the study and linked to the facility's mental health focal person for additional assessment and support.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief 4-Session In-Person Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) with WhatsApp-SMS support compared to enhanced treatment as usual, in improving depressive symptoms and social functioning among eligible mothers with postpartum depression, delivered by community health volunteers in Nairobi and health surveillance assistants in Zomba | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the acceptability and feasibility of integrating mental health screening by ministries of health and health care workers in postnatal clinics in both countries. | — |
Countries
Kenya, Malawi
Contacts
Public ContactHarry Kawiya
Research Assistant and also for public inquiries
Outcome results
None listed