ArticleSSM. Mental health2022
Reliability and validity of a perinatal depression screening instrument in rural Mali.
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- Screening tools for maternal mental health in Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Validation of chichewa version of the city birth trauma scale at postnatal clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the culturally adapted 10-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-10-SW) anxiety subscale for southwestern Madagascar.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Measuring depression in Wolof-speaking communities using the CESD-10 in rural Senegal.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Assessment of Community Stakeholders' and Health Educators and Professionals' Needs for the Continuous Enhancement of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Mali (Project CLEFS): Protocol for a Convergent Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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- Acceptability and feasibility of a screening protocol for antenatal depression (SPADe) in Blantyre District, Malawi.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: In order to reduce the burden of perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries, health systems must be able to identify and treat women suffering from depression. The objective of our study was to develop a locally valid and reliable screening instrument for use in identifying pregnant women and mothers of young children with a local depression syndrome, Methods: We administered a locally adapted screening instrument containing items from the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) and Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25) to 180 pregnant women and mothers of children under age 2 in Sélingué, Mali to assess the instrument's psychometric properties and validity. Item Response Theory was used to develop an abbreviated version of the measure and the validity and psychometric properties of this shortened version were compared with the full-length scale. Results: The full 28-item scale exhibited a single factor structure with good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92). Women who self-identified as suffering from Conclusions: Construct validity of our adapted screening instrument was supported for identifying
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