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Table 2 Comparisons of the prevalence of mental health disorders among HCWs in different regions

From: The psychological impact, risk factors and coping strategies to COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in the sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review of existing literature

s/no

Authors/Country/Regions

Study design

Population

Period

Outcome

1

Chen J et al. Africa

Systematic Review/Meta-analysis

Frontline/General/

HCWs/4,847

Dec.2019–April 2020

Anxiety 51%, depression 45%,

and insomnia 28%

2

Pappa S et al. China

Systematic Review/Meta-analysis

HCWs, 33,062

17 April 2020

Anxiety 23.2%, depression 22.8%, and

Insomnia 38.9%

3

Li Y, et al. China

Systematic Review/Meta analysis

HCWs 33,062

17 April 2020

Anxiety 22.1%, depression 21.7%, and

PTSD 21.5%

4

Basreeqa SB et al. China

Systematic Review/Meta analysis

General Population Frontline/General HCWs. 62,382

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 48.1%, depression 26.9%, and

Stress 48.1%

5

Preti E et al., Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA

Rapid Review

HCWs

March 2020

Anxiety 45%, depression 27.5–50.7%,

Stress 18.1–80.1%, Insomnia 34–36%, and

PTSD 11–73.4%

6

Lai J. China

Cross-sectional

HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 44.6%, depression 50.4%,

distress 71.5%, and insomnia 34%

7

Tan BYQ. Singapore

Cross-sectional

General population /HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 14.5%, depression8.9%,

Stress 6.6%, and PTSD 7.7%

8

Consolo U et al. Italy

Cross-sectional

HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 46.4%, depression 70.2%, and

stress 42.4%

9

Gilleen J et al. UK

Cross-sectional

HCWS

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 33%, Depression 28%, and PTSD 15%

10

Shacther A, et al. NY, USA

Cross-sectional

HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 33%, depression 48%, and

stress 57%

11

Urooj U, et al. Pakistan

Cross-sectional

HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 86%, depression 58%, and stress 28.8%

12

Wilson W, et al. India

Cross-sectional

HCWs

First six months of 2020

Anxiety 17.7%, depression 11.6%, and stress 3.7%

13

Elhadi M, et al. Libya

Cross-sectional

HCWs

Early 2022

Anxiety 46.7%, and depression 56.3%

  1. HCWs Healthcare workers; PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder