2024
Trauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills
Frost A, Collins A, Chung E, Escobar Carias M, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Bibi A, Sikander S, Maselko J. Trauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills. BMC Psychology 2024, 12: 454. PMID: 39183356, PMCID: PMC11346172, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01944-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental healthMental healthLow-resource settingsAssociated with increased mental health difficultiesRural PakistanMental health difficultiesTrauma exposureMental health problemsStrength of associationSample of mother-child dyadsIncreased anxiety scoresChildren's lifetime exposureTrauma-informed interventionsMother-child dyadsCognitive healthAssociated with genderHealth difficultiesBackgroundThe burdenAnxiety scoresHealth problemsHealthLifetime exposureExperience traumaChildren's cognitive skillsCognitive skillsDisability severity and risk of new or recurrent intimate partner violence – Evidence from a cohort study in rural Pakistan
Collins A, Maselko J, Hagaman A, Bates L, Haight S, Kachoria A, Gupta S, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Bibi A. Disability severity and risk of new or recurrent intimate partner violence – Evidence from a cohort study in rural Pakistan. Disability And Health Journal 2024, 101673. PMID: 39095292, DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual intimate partner violenceRisk ratioIntimate partner violenceDisability severityModified Poisson regression modelsRural PakistanPoisson regression modelsCohort of mothersSouth Asian contextDisability levelLow-incomeCohort studyPhysical intimate partner violencePsychological intimate partner violenceDisabilityAsian contextConsecutive wavesRegression modelsPartner violenceMothersRiskCohortCultural normsCross-sectionLow severityChildhood parental bonding and depression in adulthood: A study of mothers in rural Pakistan
Frost A, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Bhalotra S, Chung E, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Childhood parental bonding and depression in adulthood: A study of mothers in rural Pakistan. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 356: 715-721. PMID: 38663557, PMCID: PMC11103589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental Bonding InstrumentStructured Clinical Interview for DSM DisordersRisk of depressionPsychological controlParenting behaviorsMental healthAssociated with decreased risk of depressionParent-child relationship qualityMeasures of parental controlAssociated with increased risk of depressionDepression in adulthoodRural PakistanMental health of childrenBehavioral controlRetrospective self-reportsMothers' parenting behaviorImpact of parenting behaviorsChild mental healthChildhood parental bondingAssociated with decreased riskHealth of childrenCross-sectional studyAssociated with increased riskDSM disordersAdulthood depression
2022
Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan.
Frost A, Hagaman A, Baranov V, Chung EO, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan. Development And Psychopathology 2022, 35: 2086-2095. PMID: 35959681, PMCID: PMC9922341, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMental health difficultiesAxis activityHealth difficultiesEarly childhoodHypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activityPituitary-adrenal axis activitySDQ scoresAdrenal axis activityNon-linear associationLongitudinal cohortDepression trialsQuadratic associationHair cortisolDehydroepiandosteroneRural PakistanMental healthCortisolEarly adversitySignificant quadratic associationDifficulties QuestionnaireLow-resource contextsChildhoodChildrenAssociationSocial support and intimate partner violence in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal investigation of the bi-directional relationship
Richardson RA, Haight SC, Hagaman A, Sikander S, Maselko J, Bates LM. Social support and intimate partner violence in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal investigation of the bi-directional relationship. SSM - Population Health 2022, 19: 101173. PMID: 35928171, PMCID: PMC9343409, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violencePartner violenceSocial supportIPV severityRural PakistanWorld Health Organization ViolenceFamily social supportIPV interventionsWomen's educational levelHousehold compositionViolenceHousehold assetsBi-directional relationshipWomen instrumentAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesSecondary harmCohort study dataEducational levelLongitudinal evidenceLow social supportCross-sectional evidenceHigh social supportFriendsFamily membersThe Day‐in‐the‐Life method for assessing infant caregiving in rural Pakistan
O'Donnell K, Gallis J, Turner E, Hagaman A, Scherer E, Sikander S, Maselko J. The Day‐in‐the‐Life method for assessing infant caregiving in rural Pakistan. Family Relations 2022, 72: 1237-1253. PMID: 37346745, PMCID: PMC10281745, DOI: 10.1111/fare.12706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression symptomsPatient health questionnaire-9 measuresMaternal mental healthMaternal depression symptomsExcellent interrater agreementFamily membersCohort studyFamily members' rolesChild healthCaregiving activitiesRural PakistanMental healthMultiple family membersSymptomsMothersInterrater agreementRegression analysisInfantsInfant caregivingChild caregivingCareCaregivingDaysChildrenAssociationMother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
Chung E, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Frost A, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan. Women's Health 2022, 18: 17455057221141288. PMID: 36468464, PMCID: PMC9726850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057221141288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal depressionMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMental healthImmediate postpartum periodFirst year postpartumStructured Clinical InterviewCross-sectional associationsHigh motherMental Disorders-IVYear postpartumLife Events ChecklistPostpartum periodMajor depressionPerinatal periodMaternal depressionLow prevalenceBirth cohortClinical InterviewLow motherPostpartumRural PakistanStatistical ManualDepressionMothers
2021
Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan
Sharif M, Zaidi A, Waqas A, Malik A, Hagaman A, Maselko J, LeMasters K, Liaqat R, Bilal S, Bibi T, Ahmad I, Sikander S, Rahman A. Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 601563. PMID: 34211414, PMCID: PMC8239233, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.601563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural PakistanSocial supportPerceived Social SupportHealth worker programmesMSPSS scaleTraditional postpartum practicesWorker programsPostpartum practicesMultidimensional ScaleSocial networksThird trimesterPostpartum womenPregnant womenSocial Support IndexLady Health Worker ProgramMSPSSHealth researchPatient Health QuestionnairePakistanMaternal Social Support IndexCross-sectional surveyExcellent construct validityConstruct validityMental health researchSupportAdverse childhood experiences and depression among women in rural Pakistan
LeMasters K, Bates LM, Chung EO, Gallis JA, Hagaman A, Scherer E, Sikander S, Staley BS, Zalla LC, Zivich PN, Maselko J. Adverse childhood experiences and depression among women in rural Pakistan. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 400. PMID: 33632175, PMCID: PMC7905421, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10409-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodeSymptom severityPerinatal mental health interventionsWomen's depressionBackgroundAdverse childhood experiencesDepressive symptom severityMajority of womenACE-International QuestionnaireCurrent mental healthMental health interventionsAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesCohort studyDepressive episodeMonths postpartumPerinatal periodElevated riskPronounced elevationHealth interventionsMore ACEsRural PakistanMental healthFamily distressCommon pathwayDepression