International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and predictors of antenatal depressive symptoms among women attending Adama Hospital Antenatal Clinic, Adama, Ethiopia

Martha Assefa Sahile
  • Martha Assefa Sahile
  • Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Arsi University, Assela, Ethiopia
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Mesfin Tafa Segni
  • Mesfin Tafa Segni
  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Arsi University, Assela, Ethiopia
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Tadese Awoke
  • Tadese Awoke
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Dessalegn Bekele
  • Dessalegn Bekele
  • Department of Psychiatry, Amanuel Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 18 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 May 2017

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