2022
The 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
2020
Maternal depression in rural Pakistan: the protective associations with cultural postpartum practices
LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Zalla L, Hagaman A, Chung EO, Gallis JA, Turner EL, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Maternal depression in rural Pakistan: the protective associations with cultural postpartum practices. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 31941468, PMCID: PMC6964000, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8176-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodePostpartum depressionTraditional postpartum practicesMonths postpartumSymptom severityLower symptom severityPostpartum practicesMaternal mental healthPatient Health QuestionnaireSocial supportStructured Clinical InterviewDepression symptom severityResultsEighty-nine percentCohort studyThird trimesterDepressive episodePrenatal depressionDepression statusHealth QuestionnaireProtective associationMaternal depressionLower oddsAdjusted modelClinical InterviewDays postpartum
2019
Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report
Atif N, Bibi A, Nisar A, Zulfiqar S, Ahmed I, LeMasters K, Hagaman A, Sikander S, Maselko J, Rahman A. Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report. International Journal Of Mental Health Systems 2019, 13: 62. PMID: 31534475, PMCID: PMC6747744, DOI: 10.1186/s13033-019-0318-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustained motivationEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsMental healthOwn mental healthPeer volunteersMaternal mental healthAvenues of employmentNon-specialist health workersPsychosocial interventionsExtended interventionsPersonal benefitsMotivationGroup sessionsSuch interventionsRural RawalpindiCompetency checklistHealthy ProgrammeSocial standingResearch attentionPeersObservational toolFirst-line managementInterventionFuture directionsPerinatal depressionFather involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan
Maselko J, Hagaman AK, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Biroli P, Gallis JA, O'Donnell K, Sikander S, Turner EL, Rahman A. Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 237: 112421. PMID: 31398510, PMCID: PMC6708722, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMaternal depressionMental healthPerinatal depression interventionChild growthFirst yearDepression interventionsFather involvementProtective associationHigh-income countriesMost mothersBirth cohortChild development outcomesChild developmentPostpartumEffect estimatesProtective patternTime pointsDevelopmental milestonesConfidence intervalsRural settingsLongitudinal dataDepressionIncome countries