Mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review aims to 1) summarize the prevalence of anxiety, depression, distress, insomnia, and PTSD in the adult population during the first year of the COVID pandemic in developing countries and 2) uncover and highlight the uneven distribution of research on mental health in all developing countries across regions.

Methods

Several literature databases were systemically searched for meta-analyses published by September 22, 2021, on the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms in developing countries worldwide. We meta-analysed the raw data of the individual empirical results from the previous meta-analysis papers in developing countries in different regions.

Results

The prevalence rates of mental health symptoms were summarized based on 341 em

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126304 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature