ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2017
The association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms severity among pregnant women differs by social support category: a cross-sectional study.
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The PreNAPS Study: Food Insecurity, Prenatal Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes Among HIV Infected and Uninfected Pregnant Women Attending ANC Services at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Household food insecurity associated with gestacional and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Maternal and Child Supplementation with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, but Not Child Supplementation Alone, Decreases Self-Reported Household Food Insecurity in Some Settings.The Journal of nutrition · 2017Trial
- Interconnected effects of witnessing household violence, food insecurity, and mental health among peri-urban Cape Town youth: A mediation analysis.Journal of child and adolescent mental health · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Practices, Insomnia Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression Among Lebanese Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Food insecurity and postnatal depression: the mediating effect of perceived social support among women in Khayelitsha, South Africa.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between food insecurity and postpartum depression: A scoping review.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial experiences of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in Ibadan, Oyo State.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Food as medicine, community as medicine: Mental health effects of a social care intervention.Health services research · 2025Article
- Persistent hypertension among postpartum women with comorbid HIV and preeclampsia in Zambia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Pathways linking social support, self-efficacy, and exclusive breastfeeding among women in northern Uganda.Global public health · 2022Article
- Experiences of Food-Insecure Pregnant Women and Factors Influencing Their Food Choices.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Persistent Food Insecurity, but not HIV, is Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Perinatal Women in Kenya: A Longitudinal Perspective.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Infants in Uganda Experience Poorer Growth and Body Composition Trajectories than HIV-Unexposed Infants.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Food Insecurity during Pregnancy in a Maternal-Infant Cohort in Brazilian Western Amazon.Nutrients · 2020Article
- The Relationship between Household Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women: A Cross Sectional Study.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2020Article
- HIV infection, hunger, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and depressive symptoms are associated with exclusive breastfeeding to six months among women in western Kenya: a longitudinal observational study.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Observational
- The role of social support in the psychological illness of women.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2019Article
- Does social support modify the relationship between food insecurity and poor mental health? Evidence from thirty-nine sub-Saharan African countries.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
Common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, affect approximately 16% of pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries. Food insecurity (FI) has been shown to be associated with depressive symptoms. It has also been suggested that the association between FI and depressive symptoms is moderated by social support (SS); however, there is limited evidence of these associations among pregnant women living in low-income and middle-income countries. We studied the association between FI and depressive symptoms severity and assessed whether such an association varied among Ugandan pregnant women with low vs. high SS. Cross-sectional data were collected among 403 pregnant women in northern Uganda. SS was assessed using an eight-item version of the Duke-UNC functional SS scale. FI and depressive symptoms were assessed by, respectively, the individually focused FI scale and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale. Women were categorized into two SS groups, based on scoring < or ≥ to the median SS value. Multivariate linear regression models indicated an independent association between FI and depressive symptoms severity. The association between FI and depressive symptoms severity was moderated by SS i.e. was stronger among women in the low SS category (adjusted beta (95%CI): 0.91 (0.55; 1.27)) than for women belonging to the high SS group (0.53 (0.28; 0.78)) (adjusted p value for interaction = 0.026). There is need for longitudinal or interventional studies among pregnant women living in northern Uganda or similar contexts to examine the temporal sequence of the associations among food insecurity, depressive symptoms severity and social support. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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