Maternal depression and anxiety disorders within two years of birth among African immigrant women in Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorNwoke, Chinenye Nmanma
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorLeung, Brenda
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-25T17:24:22Z
dc.date.available2022-08-25T17:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractAfrican immigrant women represent a rapidly growing group in Canada, yet they are underrepresented in maternal mental health research. Research that describes the rates, risk factors, help-seeking behaviors, and effects of depression and anxiety following childbirth among African mothers with young infants is limited. Of the 120 respondents, 27.5% self-reported symptoms of maternal depression, while 12.1% self-reported symptoms of maternal anxiety. Significant predictors of maternal depression included low social support, no access to a regular family doctor, unemployment, and being a non-recent immigrant. Significant predictors of maternal anxiety included low social support, lower levels of education, no access to a regular family doctor, and being a non-recent immigrant. African mothers had low perinatal mental health knowledge but high postpartum mental health knowledge, and were more likely to seek help first from a spouse or partner. Study results underscore the need for increased understanding of the determinants of African immigrant women’s maternal mental health.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6322
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0766en_US
dc.proquest.subject0347en_US
dc.proquest.subject0573en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectimmigrant healthen_US
dc.subjectAfrican immigrantsen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.subjectmaternal mental healthen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectDepression, Mentalen_US
dc.subjectDepression in women--Researchen_US
dc.subjectPostpartum depression--Researchen_US
dc.subjectMothers--Mental health--Researchen_US
dc.subjectWomen--Mental health--Researchen_US
dc.subjectAnxiety in women--Researchen_US
dc.subjectChildbirth--Psychological aspects--Researchen_US
dc.subjectMotherhood--Psychological aspects--Researchen_US
dc.subjectPuerperium--Psychological aspects--Researchen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants--Mental health--Research--Albertaen_US
dc.subjectAfrica--Emigration and immigrationen_US
dc.subjectAlberta--Emigration and immigrationen_US
dc.subjectAfricans--Albertaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleMaternal depression and anxiety disorders within two years of birth among African immigrant women in Albertaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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