title: Parental Depression and Associations with Parenting and Children's Physical and Mental Health in a Sub-Saharan African Setting.
abstract: Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. However, the mechanisms of parental depression on children's development are understudied in these countries. This study examined the prevalence of parental depression, contextual predictors of parental depression, and the associations between parental depression, parenting and children's development in one of the Sub-Saharan African countries-Uganda. Three hundred and three Ugandan parents of young children were recruited and interviewed. Results indicated that about 28 % of parents were depressed. Contextual factors such as low educational attainment, food insecurity, low social support, and high number of children were associated with parental depression. Structural equation modeling also indicated that Ugandan parents' depression was associated with less optimal parenting, and higher problem behavior, lower social competence, and poorer physical health and school functioning in children. Results provide several cross cultural consistency evidence in associations among parental depression, parenting, and child development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, 1st FL, New York, NY, 1006, USA. huangk01@nyumc.org.|Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, 1st FL, New York, NY, 1006, USA. huangk01@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Keng-Yen
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3245-7614
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: College of Health Science, Makerere University, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.|College of Health Science, Makerere University, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abura
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, 1st FL, New York, NY, 1006, USA.
authors.forename: Rachelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Theise
authors.affiliation: College of Health Science, Makerere University, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakigudde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology*; D000066553:Problem Behavior; D066107:Social Skills; D014454:Uganda / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Child mental health; Low- and middle-income country; Parental depression; Parenting; Sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda