Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress in Saudi general population

What is it about?

This systematic review and meta-analysis look at the main mental health issues that affected the Saudi general population during the COVID-19 era. Main findings were, the prevalence for depression among all included studies was 30% (95% CI: 22% to 38%, I2 = 99.58%), the prevalence for anxiety was 20% (95% CI: 16% to 24%, I2 = 99.32%), while the prevalence for stress was 29% (95% CI: 11% to 47%, I2 = 99.76%). The main risk factors of mental health problems were found to be female sex, younger age group, single/divorced marital status, lower education, lower income, unemployment status, students, being in a small family and living with elderly of the sociodemographic factors. Smokers, less physical activities, lower resilience, reduced immune status, chronic health problems, and psychiatric illness history were associated with a higher degree of mental health problems.

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Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash

Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash

Why is it important?

it is important to capture the real prevalence among various findings of studies. However, our conclusion is the real representative number: - Prevalence of depression was 30%. - Prevalence of anxiety was 20%. - Prevalence of stress was 29%.

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