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Highlights • A significant proportion of Ethiopian population is affected by common mental illnesses particularly depression and anxiety. • The prevalence of common mental illnesses was higher among patients than the general population. • Females are substantially at higher risk of common mental illness problems than smales. Abstract Background Common mental health illnesses including depression, anxiety and psychological distress are public health problems, with detrimental physical health, psychosocial and economic consequences. Ethiopia has been experiencing staggering patterns of common mental health problems. This is further complicated by lack of scientific evidence about the magnitude of the problem across population characteristics. This meta-analytic review thus aims to pool the prevalence of common mental health problems by clinical status, demographic subgroups, types of mental illnesses and time. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the national pooled prevalence of common mental illness among Ethiopian general and patient populations. A search of published studies was done using PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, African Journals Online, and Google Scholar. I2statistics and Egger regression asymmetry test used to assess heterogeneity and publication bias, respectively. Random-effects model was used to pool the prevalence of common mental illnesses using STATA software. Results The prevalence of common mental illnesses was higher among patients with comorbid conditions (36.43%). The prevalence of common mental illnesses in Ethiopian general population was also high (21.58). Women experienced higher rates of mental illnesses than their men counterparts (OR = 1.52). Common mental illnesses were consistently prevalent across other study population characteristics. Conclusions A significant proportion of Ethiopian population is affected by common mental illnesses particularly depression and anxiety, although the rates are fairly higher in women than men. Routine screening for mental illnesses in patients with other comorbid diseases or in the general public may benefit the mental health status of Ethiopians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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