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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Maternal mental health is associated with child undernutrition and illness in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 17, No. 6, Year 2014
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Objective We assessed associations of maternal common mental disorders (CMD) with undernutrition and two common illnesses in children aged 0-5 years. Design Cross-sectional survey. Maternal CMD was measured using the WHO Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20. Child undernutrition was defined as stunting, underweight or wasting. Child illnesses included diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections (ARI). Multivariate logistic regression was used to test these associations adjusting for confounders at child, maternal and household levels. Setting Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia. Subjects Mothers with children aged 0-5 years from 4400 households in Bangladesh, 4029 households in Vietnam and 3000 households in Ethiopia. Results The prevalence of maternal CMD was high, ranging from 31 % in Vietnam to 49 % in Bangladesh. Child undernutrition was more prevalent in Bangladesh and Ethiopia than in Vietnam. Symptoms of ARI and diarrhoea were also prevalent. In multivariate analysis, maternal CMD was associated with child stunting in Bangladesh (OR = 1·21; 95 % CI 1·03, 1·41) and with child underweight in Vietnam (OR = 1·27; 95 % CI 1·01, 1·61); no association was found with wasting. Maternal CMD was strongly associated with diarrhoea and ARI in all three countries. Conclusions Maternal CMD, which affected nearly half of women in Bangladesh and one-third in Vietnam, was an important determinant of child stunting and underweight, respectively. No such association was found in Ethiopia, although CMD affected 39 % of women. Maternal CMD was strongly associated with childhood illnesses in all three countries. Interventions to support maternal mental health are important for women's own well-being and could make important contributions to improving child health and nutrition. Copyright © The Authors 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nguyen, Phuong H.
Viet Nam, Hanoi
International Food Policy Research Institute
Saha, Kuntal K.
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Ifpri
Ali, Disha
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ifpri
Menon, Purnima
India, New Delhi
Ifpri
Manohar, Swetha
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tran, Lan
Viet Nam, Hanoi
International Food Policy Research Institute
Rawat, Rahul
United States, Washington, D.c.
International Food Policy Research Institute
Ruel, Marie T.
United States, Washington, D.c.
International Food Policy Research Institute
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1368980013001043
e-ISSN:
14752727
Research Areas
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia
Participants Gender
Female