Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya
Overview
This cross-sectional survey evaluates perinatal mental health screening and treatment practices across 20 maternal-child health facilities in Western Kenya. The resource details current infrastructure, staffing levels, and the availability of validated screening tools, psychotherapies, and psychiatric medications within these clinics. It is intended for researchers and policymakers interested in the integration of mental health services into primary care settings in low-resource environments.
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- Asterico Neema (Kenyatta National Hospital), Anna Larsen (University of Washington), Agnes Karingo Karume (Kenyatta National Hospital), Anne Kaggiah (Kenyatta National Hospital), Anjuli D. Wagner (University of Washington), Barbra A. Richardson (University of Washington), Bryan J. Weiner (University of Washington), Catherine N. Maina (Kenyatta National Hospital), Clinton Dambuki (Kenyatta National Hospital), David Owaga (Kenyatta National Hospital), Nancy Ngumbau (Kenyatta National Hospital), Lincoln C. Pothan (University of Washington), Yuwei Wang (University of Washington), Alexandra L. Rose (University of Washington), Linnet Ongeri (Kenya Medical Research Institute), Amritha Bhat (University of Washington), Keshet Ronen (University of Washington), John Kinuthia (Kenyatta National Hospital)
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- 2026-05-06
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- gold
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- 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:abf5a526a899450c,
title = {Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya},
author = {Asterico Neema and Anna Larsen and Agnes Karingo Karume and Anne Kaggiah and Anjuli D. Wagner and Barbra A. Richardson and Bryan J. Weiner and Catherine N. Maina and Clinton Dambuki and David Owaga and Nancy Ngumbau and Lincoln C. Pothan and Yuwei Wang and Alexandra L. Rose and Linnet Ongeri and Amritha Bhat and Keshet Ronen and John Kinuthia},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya AU - Neema, Asterico AU - Larsen, Anna AU - Karume, Agnes Karingo AU - Kaggiah, Anne AU - Wagner, Anjuli D. AU - Richardson, Barbra A. AU - Weiner, Bryan J. AU - Maina, Catherine N. AU - Dambuki, Clinton AU - Owaga, David AU - Ngumbau, Nancy AU - Pothan, Lincoln C. AU - Wang, Yuwei AU - Rose, Alexandra L. AU - Ongeri, Linnet AU - Bhat, Amritha AU - Ronen, Keshet AU - Kinuthia, John PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191 ER -
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Neema, A., Larsen, A., Karume, A. K., Kaggiah, A., Wagner, A. D., Richardson, B. A., Weiner, B. J., Maina, C. N., Dambuki, C., Owaga, D., Ngumbau, N., Pothan, L. C., Wang, Y., Rose, A. L., Ongeri, L., Bhat, A., Ronen, K., & Kinuthia, J. (2026). Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005191
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