2025
Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: Longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan
Haight S, Shartle K, Kachoria A, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Escobar Carias M, Bibi A, Bates L, Maselko J. Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: Longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 367: 117704. PMID: 39864324, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence ratiosMental healthLikelihood of postpartum depressionPerinatal periodCohort of mother-infant dyadsRisk of depressionWomen's mental healthLikelihood of depressionModified Poisson modelsPostpartum depressionProbable depressionPHQ-9Mother-infant dyadsDecision-makingRural PakistanHousehold decision-makingDepressionPoisson modelHealthLongitudinal findingsFemale agencyParticipantsPregnancyLower freedomLife
2024
Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan
Frost A, Hagaman A, Haight S, Ikram N, Turner L, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan. Infant Mental Health Journal 2024 PMID: 39614836, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal self-efficacyAssociated with increased self-efficacySocial supportSelf-efficacyMonths postpartumEmotional supportRural PakistanMaternal mental healthChildcare supportInterview measures of depressionEmotional social supportMother's self-efficacyGeneralized estimating equationsMeasures of depressionMothers of infantsMental healthInterview measuresPostpartumDepressionWeak evidenceMothersChildcare tasksChildcareParticipantsSupport