Association between maternal depression and child stunting in Northern Ghana
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15379477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Wemakor (0000-0003-0399-8913, University for Development Studies, corresponding author), Kofi Akohene Mensah (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 869-869 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-3558-z |
| PMID | 27557725 |
| OpenAlex | W2512547217 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 32 |
There is a high prevalence of depression among mothers in Northern Ghana which is associated with child stunting. Further studies are needed to identify the determinants of maternal depression and to examine its association with child stunting to inform nutrition programming
Anthropometry · Biostatistics · Confounding · Cross-sectional study · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Mental health · Psychiatry · Public health · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Epidemiology · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 2.13 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |