Ken She Perinatal Mental Health Study
Title:
Maternal Mental Health and Infant Bonding Among Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
A Comparative cross-sectional study on maternal mental health and infant bonding among pregnant and parenting Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Acronym:
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
Timeline:
2022 – 2024
Status:
Completed
Site Principal Investigators:
Prof. Elizabeth Bukusi, Dr. Ruanne Barnabas, Dr. Nelly R. Mugo, Dr. Betty Njoroge, Imeldah Wakhungu, Samya S. Rashid, Dr. Syovata Kimanthi, Dr. Charlene Biwott, Dr. Lynda Oluoch
Funder:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Objective:
The study aimed to broaden our understanding of the prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of maternal mental health in pregnant and parenting AGYW in a low-resource setting (western Kenya). Further, it seeks to understand the impact of maternal mental health problems on mother-infant bonding and parenting practices.
Major Goals:
To understand the prevalence, risk factors and consequences of maternal mental health in pregnant and parenting AGYW in low-resource settings in Kenya and the impact of maternal mental health problems on mother-infant bonding and parenting practices
Started on April 2023, 422 participants enrolled from the parent KEN SHE study
Enrolment and quantitative data collection ongoing