Mental health problems among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Africa: a protocol for umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 pandemic is a global health problem. In Africa, healthcare professionals face mental health problems due to COVID-19. But little was done on the prevalence of mental disorders among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Africa. This umbrella review of meta-analysis aimed to provide the pooled prevalence of anxiety, depression, stress, suicide, demoralisation and insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

Methods and analysis

We will search the African Journals Online, MedRxiv, PubMed and Google Scholar to identify studies published from the occurrence of the pandemic to March 2023. Systematic review and meta-analysis studies assessing mental health problems among healthcare professionals in Africa will be considered. The outcomes of interest inc

SUBMITTER: Hasen AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314635 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature