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Table 1 Summary of studies conducted on antenatal depression in African countries (N = 64, 2007–2018)

From: Epidemiology of antenatal depression in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author, P. year

Country

Study setting

Study design

Sample size

Time of screening

The tool used for screening depression

Prevalence

Final score of NOS assessment

Adewuya, A. O. et al. 2007

Nigeria

HI

cross-sectional

180

Third trim

DSM-IV

8.30%

7

Esimai, O. et al. 2008

Nigeria

HI

cross sectional

195

All trim

HADS (not found)

10.80%

7

Kaaya SF et al. 2010

Tanzania

HI

cross sectional

560

Second trim

HSC ≥ 1.06

39.50%

7

Hartley M et al., 2011

South Africa

Community

cross-sectional

1062

All trim

EPDS ≥14

39%

8

Rochat TG et al., 2011

South Africa

HI

cross-sectional

109

Second trim

DSM-IV

47%

7

Manikkam L et al., 2012

South Africa

HI

cross-sectional

387

Third trim

EPDS ≥13

38.50%

7

Stewart RS et al., 2014

Malawi

HI

cross-sectional

583

Second trim

SRQ ≥ 8

21.10%

7

Weobong B et al. 2014

Ghana

Community

cohort

2086

First trim

PHQ ≥ 10

9.90%

8

Abdelhai R et al. 2015

Egypt

HI

cross-sectional

376

All trim

HADS> 10

10.40%

8

Bindt C et al. 2013

Ghana

HI

cohort

719

Third trim

PHQ ≥ 10

28.90%

8

Mahenge B et al. 2015

Tanzania

HI

cross sectional

1180

All trim

HSC ≥ 1.06

78.20%

7

RwakaremaM et a; 2015

Tanzania

HI

cross-sectional

397

All trim

EPDS ≥13

33.80%

8

Heyningen T et al. 2015

South Africa

HI

cross-sectional

376

All trim

MINI

22%

7

Malqvist M et al. 2016

Swaziland

Community

cross-sectional

1038

Third trim

EPDS ≥13

22.70%

7

Thompson O et al. 2016

Nigeria

HI

cross-sectional

314

All trim

EPDS> 11

24.50%

8

Dibaba Y et al. 2013

Ethiopia

Community

cross-sectional

627

Third trim

EPDS ≥13

19.90%

8

Gemta A et al. 2013

Ethiopia

HI

cross-sectional

660

All trim

EPDS (not found)

25.60%

8

Biratu A et al. 2015

Ethiopia

HI

cross-sectional

393

All trim

EPDS ≥13

24.94%

8

Ayele TA et al. 2016

Ethiopia

HI

cross-sectional

388

All trim

BDI ≥ 16

23.00%

8

Bisetegn TA et al. 2016

Ethiopia

Community

cross-sectional

527

All trim

EPDS ≥12

11.80%

8

Bitew T et al. 2016

Ethiopia

Community

cross-sectional

1311

Second trim

PHQ ≥ 5

29.50%

8

Mossie Tb et al. 2017

Ethiopia

HI

cross-sectional

196

All trim

BDI ≥ 14

31.10%

8

Sahile MA et al. 2017

Ethiopia

HI

cross-sectional

231

Third trim

BDI ≥ 21

31.20%

8

Guo N et al. 2013

Ghana

HI

cohort

654

Third trim

PHQ ≥ 10

26.30%

7

Guo N et al. 2013

Cote devour

HI

cohort

654

Third trim

PHQ ≥ 10

28.30%

7

Bitew T et al. 2017

Ethiopia

Community

cohort

1240

2nd & third

PHQ ≥ 5

28.70%

8

Mochache K et al. 2018

Kenya

HI

cohort

255

 

EPDS ≥10

38.40%

8

Thai A et al. 2016

South Africa

Community

longitudinal

1238

All trim

EPDS> = 13

39.50%

7

  1. CIS-R Clinical Interview Schedule–Revised, HSC Hopkins symptom checklist, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale