(University of the Western Cape, 2017) Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Chipps, Jennifer
Depression is a source of significant disease burden of pregnant women although
protocols for screening antenatal depression are lacking in Malawi. This research study
aimed at developing a screening protocol for depression in antenatal clinics in Malawi.
This thesis reports data from 4 studies to develop a screening protocol for antenatal
depression, one peer reviewed published paper, one peer reviewed accepted paper and
two papers submitted to peer reviewed journals.