Antepartum and postpartum depression screening using the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 and associated factors among obstetric in‐patients at a sub‐Saharan African referral center
High rates of PHQ-9 screening positive scores for depression were found among both antepartum and postpartum obstetric inpatients. Being "single" was identified as a significant associated risk factor of positive depression screening scores among postpartum women at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. These findings support the consideration of routine perinatal depression screening in Ghana for early detection and timely intervention, to prevent adverse outcomes and improve maternal mental health.
Authors
- Alim Swarray‐Deen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-1187)
- Dhanalakshmi K. Thiyagarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-8214)
- Sarah D. Compton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-5397)
- Emma Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9606-7071)
- Astrid Sarfo
- Promise Emmanuel Sefogah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3575-2838)
- Charles Takyi
- Elijah Kwasi Amenuveve
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70492
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00