Depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms among adolescent pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Mwanza Tanzania
At least one of five adolescent women attending ANCs in Mwanza, Tanzania had symptoms of perinatal depression and/or generalized anxiety disorder. This supports the importance of integrating mental health services into existing antenatal and postnatal care services.
Authors
- Scott B. Patten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-4041)
- Eveline T. Konje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-3483)
- Matiko Mwita
- Deborah Dewey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-5832)
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Bugando Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00291-6
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Calgary
- University of Health and Allied Sciences