Davood Tahmasbzadeh Sheikhlar, Mehrdad Aziminejadian, Toran Mirzaei Sangin
Evaluating The Quality of Medicine Curriculum Based on the Kano Model
Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism
depressive disorder one leading causes disability worldwide however prevalence association inequality crime poorly characterised latin america study aimed systematically review populationbased studies prevalence icddsm depressive disorder latin america ii report pooled regional country sexspecific prevalence estimates iii test association four countrylevel development indicators human development hdi income gini gender inequality gii intentional homicide rate ihr conducted systematic review metaanalysis populationbased studies reporting primary data prevalence icddsm depressive disorder latin america 1990 2023 irrespective language searched pubmed psycinfo cochrane library scielo regional database lilac regional database available grey literature study quality assessed using jbis critical appraisal tools generated pooled estimates using randomeffects metaanalysis heterogeneity assessed using i2 statistic metaregression analyses used test associations depression prevalence indicators inequality human development study registered prospero crd42019143054 using data 40 studies latin america lifetime 12month current prevalence icddsm depressive disorder calculated 1258 95 ci 11001416 530 455606 312 222403 respectively heterogeneity high across lifetime 12month current prevalence sex countries 12month current prevalence associated higher gini gii 12month prevalence lower hdi current prevalence higher ihr found high prevalence icddsm depressive disorders latin america statistically significant association inequality development indicators high heterogeneity found across prevalence periods major gaps country representation underscore need escalate efforts improve mental health access research capabilities latin america systematic comparable prevalence estimates would inform effective decisionmaking region pfizer independent medical education grant