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Table 3 Mental health outcomes by region

From: A national survey on depressive and anxiety disorders in Afghanistan: A highly traumatized population

Region

Last Month High Psychological Distress

Last Month Impairment of role due to MH

Major Depressive Episode

12 months

PTSD

12 months

GAD

12 months

Suicidal Thought Lifetime

Suicidal Thought 12m**

Suicidal

Attempt Lifetime **

N=4432 weighted

Central Kabul

48.64

43.66

6.03

6.15

5.35

12.96

4.18

5.92

South

58.68

55.85

6.12

10.08

3.37

14.81

4.94

7.60

East

37.77

37.00

8.04

3.58

1.79

5.71

1.73

2.80

South West

50.4

32.91

2.21

5.05

1.16

6.9

2.26

2.98

West

53.48

53.65

7.54

6.24

4.12

9.91

2.24

3.69

North

34.34

31.63

4.06

3.88

0.37

1.66

0.78

1.10

Central High Land

55.29

29.14

2.40

4.90

4.81

10.09

0.08

2.65

North East

38.65

30.73

1.88

3.07

0.91

3.72

1.34

1.42

Overall Prevalence

CI 95%

47.12

45.54-48.70

39.44

37.93-40.97

4.86

4.23-5.57

5.34

4.71-6.04

2.78

2.33-3.32

8.23

7.41-9.13

2.26

1.84-2.77

3.50

2.97-4.11

Male

37.58

21.99

5.07

4.11

2.49

5.41

1.78

2.28

Female

46.68

26.62

4.65

6.57

3.07

9.10

2.74

4.58

  1. *yes & do not know; In bold p<0.0001
  2. **N=4365