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Table 4 Overall prevalence of mental disorders

From: Mental health of people detained within the justice system in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Mental ill health

Mood disorder

Substance use

Psychotic disorders

Pooled prevalence (95% CI)

0.59 (0.49–0.69)

0.22 (0.16–0.28)

0.34 (0.24–0.44)

0.32 (0.27–0.36)

Heterogeneity chi2

2513.79 (p<0.001)

3447.07 (p<0.001)

1025.05 (p<0.001)

3133.52 (p<0.001)

I2

99.09%

99.19%

98.24%

99.14%

Number of studies

24

29

19

28