Table 1: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy of Healthcare Providers.
|
Full Sample |
Physicians (n=23) |
Nurses (n=48) |
Mental Health Workers (n=15) |
Public Health Practitioners (n=13) |
P-Value |
Recognizing maternal depression is my responsibility. |
93.9% |
100.0% |
93.8% |
86.7% |
92.3% |
0.40 |
Treating maternal depression in my patients or their mothers is my responsibility. |
61.6% |
95.7% |
54.2% |
66.7% |
23.1% |
0.00** |
It is my responsibility to refer depressed mothers for further mental health treatment. |
94.9% |
95.7% |
97.9% |
80.0% |
100.0% |
0.04* |
I am familiar with the DSM-5 criteria for depression. |
64.3% |
91.3% |
53.2% |
80.0% |
38.5% |
0.00** |
I feel confident in my ability to diagnose maternal depression. |
55.6% |
82.6% |
45.8% |
66.7% |
30.8% |
0.00* |
I feel confident in my ability to treat (e.g., counseling, prescribing medication) maternal depression. |
42.4% |
78.3% |
29.2% |
53.3% |
15.4% |
0.00** |
I am familiar with available mental health resources in my community. |
83.8% |
78.3% |
83.3% |
100.0% |
76.9% |
0.27 |
Responses to items were captured on a 5-point scale and values represent % agree or strongly agree.
*p≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p<0.001.