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The relationship between reduced child spacing and depression in mothers: A cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Syed Abbas Moazzam Kazmi
  • Muhammad Mushahid Hussain Rizvi
  • Sameen Nasir
  • Shahnoor Ahmed
  • Hawra Hussain
  • Haleema Sadia
  • Ayesha Siddiq
  • Aleena Asif
  • Maham Jaskani
  • Zulfiqar Jogezai
  • Noor us Sabahat
  • Abdul Basit Afzal
  • Asaad Ahmed Nafees

Abstract

Short inter-birth intervals may increase maternal psychological stress and have been hypothesized to contribute to depressive symptoms. We assessed the association between recent birth spacing and depression in mothers in Karachi, Pakistan. We conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of mothers recruited via convenience sampling from public parks and shopping malls in Karachi. Eligible participants were mothers with ≥2 children who had delivered within the past five years; women who were currently pregnant or

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  • Syed Abbas Moazzam Kazmi & Muhammad Mushahid Hussain Rizvi & Sameen Nasir & Shahnoor Ahmed & Hawra Hussain & Haleema Sadia & Ayesha Siddiq & Aleena Asif & Maham Jaskani & Zulfiqar Jogezai & Noor us Sa, 2026. "The relationship between reduced child spacing and depression in mothers: A cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(9), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0007190
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007190
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