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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Mental Health during the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jiyao Chen, Nusrat Farah, Rebecca Kechen Dong, Richard Z Chen, Wen Xu, Jin Yin, Bryan Z Chen, Andrew Yilong Delios, Saylor Miller, Xue Wan and 2 more

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Jiyao ChenCollege of Business, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.
Nusrat FarahCollege of Business and Analytics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
Rebecca Kechen DongBusiness School, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2486-4511
Richard Z ChenCrescent Valley High School, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.
Wen XuInternational Business and Management Department, Nottingham University Business School China, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8884-6793
Jin YinSchool of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8998-6253
Bryan Z ChenCrescent Valley High School, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.
Andrew Yilong DeliosDepartment of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
Saylor MillerCollege of Business, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA.
Xue WanSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Wenping YeDepartment of Business Administration, School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Stephen X ZhangDepartment of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6123-1193
Oregon State University · USThe University of Adelaide · AUJinan University · CNSoutheast University · CNSouthern Illinois University Carbondale · USTongji University · CNUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo China · CNUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

Oregon State University College of Business Research Support
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aim to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms among major African populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We include articles from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and medRxiv between 1 February 2020 and 6 February 2021, and pooled data using random-effects meta-analyses. We identify 28 studies and 32 independent samples from 12 African countries with a total of 15,071 participants. The pooled prevalence of anxiety was 37% in 27 studies, of depression was 45% in 24 studies, and of insomnia was 28% in 9 studies. The pooled prevalence rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in North Africa (44%, 55%, and 31%, respectively) are higher than those in Sub-Saharan Africa (31%, 30%, and 24%, respectively). We find (a) a scarcity of studies in several African countries with a high number of COVID-19 cases; (b) high heterogeneity among the studies; (c) the extent and pattern of prevalence of mental health symptoms in Africa is high and differs from elsewhere-more African adults suffer from depression rather than anxiety and insomnia during COVID 19 compared to adult populations in other countries/regions. Hence, our findings carry crucial implications and impact future research to enable evidence-based medicine in Africa.

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COVID-19Mental HealthAdultAnxietyDepressionHumansPandemicsPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2anxietydepressiongeneral populationhealthcare workersInsomniamental healthpandemicprevalence

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