Does alleviating poverty affect mothers' depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico's Oportunidades programme | Zendy

Emily J. Ozer | Zendy; Lia Fernald | Zendy; Ann M. Weber | Zendy; E. P. Flynn | Zendy; Tyler J. VanderWeele | Zendy

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Does alleviating poverty affect mothers' depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico's Oportunidades programme

Author(s) -

Emily J. Ozer,

Lia Fernald,

Ann M. Weber,

E. P. Flynn,

Tyler J. VanderWeele

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr103

Subject(s) - poverty , depression (economics) , medicine , demography , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , confidence interval , observational study , affect (linguistics) , depressive symptoms , ethnic group , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , communication , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth

Depression is a major cause of disability, particularly among women; poverty heightens the risk for depression. Beyond its direct effects, maternal depression can harm children's health and development. This study aimed to assess the effects of a large-scale anti-poverty programme in Mexico (Oportunidades) on maternal depressive symptoms.

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