Antenatal Depression Help-seeking Trial in Eswatini

Taipei Medical University214 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this trial to test if a web-based psychoeducation will work in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior among antenatal women with probable depression in Eswatini. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does the web-based psychoeducation improve depression help-seeking intention and help-seeking behavior in antenatal women with probable depressive symptoms? Researchers will compare this web-based psychoeducation to a waitlist control, to see if the program works in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior during pregnancy. * The psychoeducation program will have a total of 4 sessions, which will be given to participants over a two-week period. two sessions will be delivered each week. * Participants will be asked questions before the intervention starts, immediately the intervention ends as well as after a month of completing the intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

214

Conditions

Help-Seeking Behavior Help-seeking Intention Antenatal Depression

Interventions

Mommy ReachOut InterventionBEHAVIORAL

The momy reachOut intervention is a web-based psycho-education with 4 sessions, released over a two week period.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Less than 30 weeks of gestation, * Aged 18 or above * With probable depression (Edinburg Postnatal depression scale; EPDS \> 10) * Has access to a smart phone * Fluent in spoken and written Siswati or English (with at least secondary school education) * Planning to remain in the country for the next 2 months * Willing to share her dominant phone number with the study team * Willing to participate in the intervention study Exclusion Criteria: * Antidepressants or other depression treatments * Currently enrolled in another trial

Locations (2)

Mbabane Government Public Health Unit

Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini

RECRUITING

King Sobhuza II Public Health Unit

Manzini, Eswatini

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Help-seeking Intention

General Help Seeking Questionnaire - This 9 item scale adopted a 3 point Likert scale (Unlikely, maybe, Likely) to measure help-seeking intention. The total score is computed by summing up all item scores, where a higher score indicates higher help-seeking intention. The total possible score ranges from 9 to 27.