Sushmitha Kasturi|Victor M. Oguoma|Janie Busby Grant|Theo Niyonsenga|Itismita Mohanty
Prevalence Rates of Depression and Anxiety among Young Rural and Urban Australians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
University of Canberra|University of Canberra|University of Queensland|University of Canberra|University of Canberra|University of Canberra
globally depression anxiety major public health concerns onset adolescence rural australia experiences overall lower health outcomes variation mental health prevalence rates rural urban australia unclear aim paper estimate pooled prevalence rates depression anxiety among young australians aged 10 24 years selected studies systematic literature search assessed risk bias random effects model using dersimonian laird method freemantukey double arcsine transformation fitted sensitivity analyses performed prevalence estimates stratified region disorder overall pooled prevalence depression anxiety 253 95 ci 199310 subgroup analysis anxiety prevalence 299 95 ci 216390 depression 213 95 ci 149285 depression anxiety 272 95 ci 203346 depression anxiety prevalence higher urban 261 95 ci 173359 compared rural areas 249 95 ci 17533 although difference statistically significant heterogeneity high i2 score 958 need research healthcare access mental health literacy helpseeking attitude australia