Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biopsychosocial health and wellbeing globally. Pre-pandemic studies suggest a high prevalence of common mental disorders, including anxiety and depression in South Asian countries, which may aggravate during this pandemic. This systematic meta-analytic review was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We systematically searched for cross-sectional studies on eight major bibliographic databases and additional sources up to October 12, 2020, that reported the prevalence of anxiety or depression in any of the eight South Asian countries. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled proportion of anxiety and depression.

Result

SUBMITTER: Hossain MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056240 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature