The IMCHA research team entitled "Responding to the challenge of adolescent Perinatal Depression" in Nigeria conducted a randomized hybrid trial of psychosocial intervention in primary maternal care. The study explored the effectiveness as well as the utility in routine practice of an intervention package specifically designed for adolescent girls with perinatal depression.The findings suggest that improving parenting skills should be a component of effective interventions for perinatal depression among adolescent mothers

In recent decades, equity has continued to gain importance in public health policy and practice. Equity is a core principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its rallying cry is to leave no one behind.

The sub-Saharan African (SSA) region has over two thirds of the global burden of maternal deaths and records high infant mortality rates. The region recorded an average of 534 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017 (WorldBank 2017). Further, one in 13 children died before their fifth birthday in 2019, a statistic that is 15 times higher than that of children born in high-income countries (UNICEF 2020).