Depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among Caregivers of young children in rural Lesotho: associations with food insecurity, household death and …

M Marlow, S Skeen, X Hunt, P Sundin, RE Weiss… - SSM-Mental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Good mental health is a critical resource for mothers and caregivers of young children, given
the central role of mental health in enabling responsive caregiving. However, fulfilling …

Associations between caregiver mental health and young children's behaviour in a rural Kenyan sample

CA Laurenzi, X Hunt, S Skeen, P Sundin… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Research shows that caregiver mental health problems have direct, significant
effects on child behaviour. While these risks are amplified in low-resource settings, limited …

The influence of caregiver depression on adolescent mental health outcomes: findings from refugee settlements in Uganda

SR Meyer, M Steinhaus, C Bangirana… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background Family-level predictors, including caregiver depression, are considered
important influences on adolescent mental health. Adolescent depression and anxiety in …

Mental health disorders among caregivers of preschool children in the Asenze study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

MK Chhagan, CA Mellins, S Kauchali, MH Craib… - Maternal and child …, 2014 - Springer
Given the existing evidence linking parental depression with infant and early child
development, our aim was to describe the burden of mental health disorders among …

Assessing factors associated with poor maternal mental health among mothers of children born small and sick at 24–47 months in rural Rwanda

MC Abimana, E Karangwa, I Hakizimana… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Global investments in neonatal survival have resulted in a growing number of
children with morbidities surviving and requiring ongoing care. Little is known about the …

Familial and contextual influences on children's prosocial behavior: South African caregivers as adult protective shields in enhancing child mental health

TM Parchment, L Small, H Osuji, M McKay… - Global social welfare, 2016 - Springer
Background The mental health of children is too frequently overlooked in resource scarce
low and middle-income countries. South Africa represents one of many country contexts …

Shifting parental roles, caregiving practices and the face of child development in low resource informal settlements of Nairobi: experiences of community health …

M Kumar, B Madeghe, J Osok-Waudo… - Annals of General …, 2018 - Springer
Approximately, 42% of the Kenyan population live below the poverty line. Rapid growth and
urbanization of Kenya's population have resulted in a changing poverty and food security …

Depression among carers of AIDS-orphaned and other-orphaned children in Umlazi Township, South Africa

C Kuo, D Operario, L Cluver - Global public health, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
South Africa faces the challenge of supporting the well-being of adults caring for growing
numbers of AIDS-orphaned children. These adults play a critical role in responses to the …

Mental health experiences of mothers in Jos, Nigeria: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

DE Jidong, N Husain, C Francis… - SAGE open …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: There is an increasing mental health disease burden in mothers with infants and
young children, especially in low-and middle-income countries such as Nigeria. Children of …

Fathers' mental health and coping strategies: a qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania

J Jeong, JK McCann, D Joachim, MN Ahun, M Kabati… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the nature of paternal mental health problems, their causes and
the coping strategies used by fathers of young children under the age of 2 years. Design and …