Common mental disorders in mothers of children attending out-patient malnutrition clinics in rural North-western Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
Aminu T AbdullahiZubaida L FaroukAbdulazeez ImamPublished in: BMC public health (2021)
Our findings indicate maternal CMD burden is high in out-patient malnutrition clinics in North-western Nigeria. Maternal mental health services would need to be integrated into the community management of acute malnutrition programs to provide more holistic care, and possibly improve long-term outcomes after discharge from these programs.
Keyphrases
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- primary care
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- tertiary care
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- birth weight
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- palliative care
- risk factors
- physical activity
- respiratory failure
- pain management
- weight gain
- pregnant women
- weight loss
- gestational age
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation