Responding to the Challenges of Adolescent Perinatal Depression with Patient-Centered Mobile Health
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Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Responding to the Challenges of Adolescent Perinatal Depression with Patient-Centered Mobile Health
Principal Institution
University of Ibadan College of Medicine
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Kola, Lola
Project Contact Information
Email:
lola_kola2004@yahoo.com
Year(s) Awarded
2019–2024
Country
Nigeria
NIH Partners
NIMH
Project Description
t Perinatal depression (PD) is more prevalent among adolescents than older perinatal women. In LMIC, Maternal and Child Health (MCHC) services are provided mainly by non-specialist clinicians in primary care due to insufficient human resources. However, despite availability of effective treatment in primary care, a combination of self stigma and perceived stigma from health care workers exacerbate feelings of ostracization in adolescent mothers and limit their use of available services.
In Nigeria there is high usage of mobile phones even among adolescents. Given the common observation that young people are often attached to their mobile phones, mobile technologies provide a practical medium for the delivery of health care to this population. The goal of this project is to develop expertise in the development and use of mHealth tools to scale up evidence based psychosocial interventions for mental disorders within routine care in LMIC
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