Prevalence of depression in Uganda: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is one of the most studied mental health disorders, with varying prevalence rates reported across study populations in Uganda. A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to determine the pooled prevalence of depression and the prevalence of depression across different study populations in the country.

Methods

Papers for the review were retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, African Journal OnLine, and Google Scholar databases. All included papers were observational studies regarding depression prevalence in Uganda, published before September 2021. The Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist for Prevalence Studies was used to evaluate the risk of bias and quality of the included papers, and depression pooled prevalence was determined using a rando

SUBMITTER: Kaggwa MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584512 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature