Quality of perinatal depression care in primary care setting in Nigeria

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2018-11-22

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There are major inadequacies in the organisational and administrative profile of primary maternal care facilities that militate against the provision of quality care. Emerging themes from study interviews include severe manpower shortages, and absence of administrative and clinical support for manpower training and care provision. Findings from this detailed research build on previous evidence which suggests that capacity to respond to common perinatal mental disorders is virtually non-existent in primary care settings in Nigeria. Perinatal depression is associated with short and long term adverse maternal and child outcomes.

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MENTAL HEALTH, PREGNANCY, LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, WOMEN’S HEALTH, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PERINATAL CARE, QUALITY OF CARE, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60639

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)