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Mental health experiences of mothers in Jos, Nigeria: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
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- Phenomenological research in the field of Infant Mental Health and Early Childhood (IECMH) -A mapping review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- The epidemiology of maternal mental health in Africa: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for maternal depression among women of African and Caribbean origin: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2021Pooled it
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- Understanding mothers' lived experiences of postpartum depression: a qualitative phenomenological study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- A multi-centred pilot randomised controlled trial of learning through play plus culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy for treating postnatal depression in Nigerian women.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Bipolar disorders in Nigeria: a mixed-methods study of patients, family caregivers, clinicians, and the community members' perspectives.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2023Article
- Traditional, religious, and cultural perspectives on mental illness: a qualitative study on causal beliefs and treatment use.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Maternal mental health and child well-being in Nigeria: A systematic review.Health psychology openReview
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12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThere is an increasing mental health disease burden in mothers with infants and young children, especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria. Children of distressed mothers suffer early-life exposure from the effects of maternal distress which contributes to the risk of physical and mental health problems in their childhood and beyond. This study explored mental health lived experiences of mothers in Jos, Nigeria.
methodsPurposive and Snowball sampling techniques were adopted, and a total of 40 mothers participated with 8 to 11 participants in one of the four focus group discussions. Participants were between the ages of 18 and 43 years, self-identified as mothers with each having a child between the ages of 3 and 48 months. Each focus group lasted approximately 60 minutes and was audio-recorded. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
resultsThree overarching themes emerged from the data set such as (1) experience of persisting psychological distress from the time of labour/birth; (2) cultural practices that influence feelings; and (3) anxiety due to limited knowledge about childcare, access to support and healthy food.
conclusionMaternal mental health in Nigeria is under-researched and distressed mothers have limited knowledge about evidence-based early child development. The study recommends developing and testing culturally appropriate parenting interventions in Jos, Nigeria. This is likely to be beneficial for the mother and may also improve child health outcomes.
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