Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Youth Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cecilia E. Jakobsson,
Natalie E. Johnson,
Brenda Ochuku
et al.
Abstract:Youth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face limited access to professional mental health resources. A comprehensive assessment of the prevalence of mental disorders would build an understanding of the scope of the need.
We conducted systematic searches in PsycInfo, Pubmed, AfriBib and Africa Journals Online to identify prevalence rates for five disorders (anxiety, depression, conduct disorder, attention problems and post-traumatic stress) among SSA youth with a mean age of less than 19 years. We calculated a ran… Show more
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