Shajith Anoop
Maternal depression and low maternal intelligence as risk factors for malnutrition in children: a community based case-control study from South India
Christian Medical College & Hospital
baimsb determine whether current postpartum maternal depression low maternal intelligence risk factors malnutrition children bmethodsb rural south india 72 children malnutrition identified central register 72 controls matched age gender residence bresultsb major depression postpartum period 50 95 ci 10 240 current major depression 32 95 ci 11 95 low maternal intelligence 38 95 ci 13 111 associated malnutrition child low birth weight 29 95 ci 12 68 also significantly associated infant malnutrition conditional logistic regression adjusting determinants yielded following results major depression postpartum period 78 95 ci 16 3851 current major depression 31 95 ci 09 97 low maternal intelligence 46 95 ci 15 141 low birth weight 27 95 ci 25 68 interactions current maternal depression low birth weight postpartum depression low maternal intelligence statistically significant level maternal intelligence associated nutritional status severity malnutrition also significantly associated major depression postpartum period low maternal intelligence bconclusionb evidence association postpartum maternal depression low maternal intelligence low birth weight malnutrition children aged 612 months