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ArticleBMJ open2023

Burden of mental health problems among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Elizabeth Awini, Irene Akua Agyepong, David Owiredu, Leveana Gyimah, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Linda Lucy Yevoo, Sorre Grace Emmanuelle Victoire Aye, Shazra Abbas, Anna Cronin de Chavez, Sumit Kane and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Elizabeth AwiniResearch and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Dodowa, Ghana.
Irene Akua AgyepongResearch and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Dodowa, Ghana.
David OwireduDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Leveana GyimahDepartment of Psychiatry, Pantang Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Mary Eyram AshinyoInstitutional Care Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
Linda Lucy YevooResearch and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Dodowa, Ghana.
Sorre Grace Emmanuelle Victoire AyeResearch and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Dodowa, Ghana.
Shazra AbbasNossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Anna Cronin de ChavezDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4050-4276
Sumit KaneNossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4858-7344
Tolib MirzoevDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2959-9187
Anthony Danso-AppiahDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana adanso-appiah@ug.edu.gh.ORCID 0000-0003-1747-0060

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T023481/2Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPregnancy and postpartum-related mental health problems pose serious public health threat to the society, but worryingly, neglected in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This review will assess the burden and distribution of maternal mental health (MMH) problems in SSA, with the aim to inform the implementation of context sensitive interventions and policies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: All relevant databases, grey literature and non-database sources will be searched. PubMed, LILAC, CINAHL, SCOPUS and PsycINFO, Google Scholar, African Index Medicus, HINARI, ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Although no ethical clearance or exemption is needed for a systematic review, this review is part of a larger study on maternal mental health which has received ethical clearance from the Ethics Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service (GHS-ERC 012/03/20). Findings of this study will be disseminated through stakeholder forums, conferences and peer review publications. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021269528.

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Mental HealthPostpartum PeriodFemaleGhanaHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPregnancySystematic Reviews as TopicMaternal medicineMENTAL HEALTHPSYCHIATRY

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PMID37286328
PMCPMC10254702

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