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Table 5 Prevalence of mental disorders among youth

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

 

Mental ill health

Mood disorder

Substance use

Pooled prevalence (95% CI)

0.61 (0.17–1.00*)

0.24 (0.14–0.35)

0.22 (0.08–0.36)

Heterogeneity chi2

422.59 (p<0.001)

4.93 (p=0.08)

95.75 (p<0.001)

I2

99.29%

59.46%

95.82%

Number of studies

4

3

5

  1. Psychotic disorders were not included in this table, as only one youth study measured this outcome (Atilola 2012 “Prevalence and correlates…” [6])
  2. *For clarity, this confidence interval is truncated at 1.00 as its upper bound
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458