Performance of the 3-item screener, the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, the Hopkins symptoms checklist-15 and the self-reporting questionnaire and pregnancy risk questionnaire, in screening of depression in antenatal clinics in the Blantyre district of Malawi
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Date
2018
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University of Malawi
Abstract
Screening instruments for antenatal depression vary in performance. This study aimed at assessing the performance of a range of
screening instruments in detecting depressive symptoms in antenatal clinics in Blantyre district, Malawi. A cross-sectional study was conducted to screen for depression among women attending 8 selected antenatal clinics in Blantyre district
using 3-item screener, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-15 (HSCL-15), Self-Reporting
Questionnaire (SRQ) and Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire (PRQ). The instruments were administered to a random sample of 480
pregnant women. Data were analysed using SPSS 22.0 testing for performance differences in proportions of screen positives and how
screen positive results might differ by particular variables.
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Nursing, Depression, Antenatal care, Malawi, Hopkins symptoms
Citation
Chorwe-Sungani, G., & Chipps, J. (2018). Performance of the 3-item screener, the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, the Hopkins symptoms checklist-15 and the self-reporting questionnaire and pregnancy risk questionnaire, in screening of depression in antenatal clinics in the Blantyre district of Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, 30 (3) , 184-190. 10.4314/mmj.v30i3.10