APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Home Visiting and Depression Affect the Quality of Maternal Caregiving in South Africa

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Joan Christodoulou
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
    University of California
  • Lexi Norris
    Stellenbosch University
  • Mark Tomlinson
    Stellenbosch University

Abstract

As in many low-and-middle-income countries, South African mothers face daily challenges associated with poverty and health risks that threaten their well-being and their caregiving. Home visiting resulted in a better quality of caregiving for mothers without depressive symptoms on multiple domains.

Families/Parenting

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