Browsing by Author "Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis"
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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
Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Chipps, Jennifer (University of Malawi, 2018)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 ... -
Protocol for assessing feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of screening for antenatal depression (FAFSAD) by midwives in Blantyre District, Malawi
Chipps, Jennifer; Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Mwagomba, Modesta (Springer Nature, 2021)Depression is often underdiagnosed by treating health professionals. This is a situation in Malawi where there is no routine screening of depression at antenatal clinics. Recently, a Screening Protocol for Antenatal Depression ... -
A systematic review of screening instruments for depression for use in antenatal services in low resource settings
Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Chipps, Jennifer (BMC, 2017)BACKGROUND: In low resource settings, short, valid and reliable instruments with good high sensitivity and specificity are essential for the screening of depression in antenatal care. A review of published evidence on ... -
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis; Chipps, Jennifer (AOSIS, 2018)Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a ...