Table 1 Sources of data on schizophrenia as causes of death and illness in sub-Saharan Africa, Global Burden of Disease Study, 2019
From: Reprioritising global mental health: psychoses in sub-Saharan Africa
Author (year) | Country | Sample |
|---|---|---|
Awas et al. (1999) [52] | Ethiopia | 501 community members from Butajira district (predominantly rural) |
Fekadu et al. (2015) [53] | Ethiopia | 359 people with schizophrenia from Butajira district (predominantly rural) |
Kebede et al. (1999) [54] | Ethiopia | 1,420 people with a suspected mental health condition from one administrative division of Addis Ababa (urban) |
Bondestam et al. (1990) [55] | Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania) | 10,766 community members from Unguja (mixed rural and urban) and Pemba (predominantly rural) islands |
Ben-Tovim et al. (1986) [56] | Botswana | 2,526 community members from six villages in the Chobe region (rural) |