Women's mental health in Mozambique: is maternity a protective factor?

Global Mental Health

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Saida Khan¹  Pamela Scorza²  Kathryn L. Lovero²  Palmira dos Santos¹  Wilza Fumo¹  Barbara Camara²  Maria A. Oquendo³  Milton L. Wainberg²  Marcelo Fejo⁴  Cristiane S. Duarte² 

[1] Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Health;Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons;Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine;Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

关键词: Mental Health;    women;    childbearing age;    Southern Africa;    Mozambique;   

DOI  :  10.1017/gmh.2022.1

学科分类：化石学

来源: Bioscientifica Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Backgroud Globally, women have been shown to have high rates of common mental disorders (CMDs). In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), women face significant challenges related to maternity. However, no study has compared mental health problems among pregnant/post-partum women, childless women of childbearing age, and women with children in a low-income country. We sought to compare the frequency of CMD and suicide risk in a sample of women presenting or accompanying patients in primary care in two Mozambican semi-urban settings.

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