Depression and its psychosocial risk factors in pregnant Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study in a community health Centre of Nairobi

Depression and its psychosocial risk factors in pregnant Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study in a community health Centre of Nairobi

Abstract Background Adolescent pregnancies within urban resource-deprived settlements predispose young girls to adverse mental health and psychosocial adversities, notably depression. Depression in sub-Saharan Africa is a leading contributor to years lived with disability (YLD). The study’s objectiv...

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Main Authors: Judith Osok, Pius Kigamwa, Ann Vander Stoep, Keng-Yen Huang, Manasi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Adolescent pregnancies
Prevalence of depression
Psychosocial risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1706-y

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