Maternal common mental disorder and infant growth – a cross‐sectional study from Malawi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15535943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert C Stewart (0000-0002-0413-1388, Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology, corresponding author), Eric Umar (0000-0002-5269-031X, Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology), Felix Kauye (0000-0001-8409-0629, Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology), James Bunn (Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology), Maclean Vokhiwa, Margaret Fitzgerald (0000-0002-4535-0966, Médecins Sans Frontières), Barbara Tomenson (0000-0003-0230-9645, University of Manchester), Atıf Rahman (0000-0002-2066-4467, University of Manchester), Francis Creed (0000-0003-3077-5002, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 209-219 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00147.x |
| PMID | 18582354 |
| OpenAlex | W2102901190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 17 |
The objective of the study was to investigate the association between maternal common mental disorder (CMD) and infant growth in rural Malawi. A cross-sectional study was conducted at a district hospital child health clinic. Participants were consecutive infants due for measles vaccination, and their mothers. Mean infant weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores were compared between infants of mothers with and without CMD as measured using the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ). Of 519 eligible infants/mothers, 501 were included in the analysis. Median infant age was 9.9 months. 29.9% of mothers scored 8 or above on the SRQ indicating CMD. Mean length-for-age z-score for infants of mothers with CMD (-1.50 SD 1.24) was significantly lower than for infants of mothers without CMD (-1.11 SD 1.12) Student's t-test: P = 0.001. This association was confirmed in multivariate analysis. Mean weight-for-age z-score for infants of mothers with CMD (-1.77 SD 1.16) was lower than for infants of mothers without CMD (-1.59 SD 1.09) but this difference was not significant on univariate (Student's t-test: P = 0.097) or multivariate analysis. The study demonstrates an association between maternal CMD and infant growth impairment in rural sub-Saharan Africa
Cross-sectional study · Measles · Multivariate analysis · Univariate analysis · Vaccination · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |