A Psychosocial Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Antepartum Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Women in Kisumu County, Kenya: A Quasi-Experimental Study
dc.contributor.author | Mutisya, Redempta Kalekye | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngure, Kenneth | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwachari, Christina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-02T10:31:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-02T10:31:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.description | Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Gender-based violence during pregnancy and its associated adverse health effects are disproportionately higher in developing countries like Kenya where screening for and management of gender-based violence is currently not part of routine antenatal care. This study assessed the effect of a psychosocial intervention on gender-based violence and antepartum depressive symptoms in pregnant women. Methods: This quasi-experimental study compared gender-based violence and antepartum depression scores of 288 pregnant women in the two arms; one exposed to a psychosocial intervention and another receiving usual antenatal care. We used analysis of covariance to estimate the intervention effect and Chi-square to test the equality of proportions. Results: The difference between the psychosocial intervention and the usual antenatal care group in the total intimate partner violence and physical violence scores was a significant, with small effect sizes of partial eta = 0.196 and 0.305 respectively. The two arms did not differ in terms of the proportion of women reporting other acts of gender-based violence by intimate and non-intimate partners post-intervention. The intervention group had significantly lower mean depression scores compared to the usual care group, post-intervention, with a medium effect size of 0.500. Conclusion: This intervention aimed at reduction of gender-based violence and improvement of mental health of pregnant women is promising. Primary health care facilities in resource-constrained settings can take advantage of local capacity to deliver focused non-specialized psychosocial support to pregnant women experiencing violence. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mutisya, R. K., Ngure, K., & Mwachari, C. (2018). A psychosocial intervention to reduce gender-based violence and antepartum depressive symptoms in pregnant women in Kisumu County, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study. Pan African Medical Journal, 29(1), 1-9. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | doi:10.11604/pamj.2018.29.11.13596 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26497 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pan African Medical Journal and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) | en_US |
dc.subject | Gender-based violence | en_US |
dc.subject | antepartum depression | en_US |
dc.subject | pregnant women | en_US |
dc.subject | intervention | en_US |
dc.title | A Psychosocial Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Antepartum Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Women in Kisumu County, Kenya: A Quasi-Experimental Study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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