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. 2023 Sep 19;34:100732. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100732

Table 2.

Unweighted 30-days, 12-month, and lifetime prevalencea of mental disorders among female students.

30 days prevalence
12-month prevalence
Lifetime prevalence
% (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations) % (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations) % (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations)
Mood disorders
 Major depressive episode 17.1% (16.2%, 17.9%) 1250 (7329) 35.3% (34.2%, 36.4%) 2572 (7289) 46.0% (44.9%, 47.2%) 3359 (7297)
Anxiety disorders
 Any anxiety disorder 29.9% (28.8%, 31.0%) 2092 (6999) 40.7% (39.5%, 41.9%) 2790 (6859) 48.4% (47.2%, 49.6%) 3333 (6886)
 Generalized anxiety disorder 16.0% (15.2%, 16.9%) 1157 (7221) 23.8% (22.8%, 24.8%) 1625 (6837) 29.0% (27.9%, 30.1%) 1982 (6837)
 Agoraphobia 2.0% (1.65%, 2.32%) 138 (7046) 2.9% (2.56%, 3.37%) 207 (7046) 3.7% (3.32%, 4.22%) 264 (7046)
 Panic disorder 7.4% (6.76%, 7.98%) 529 (7197) 14.4% (13.6%, 15.2%) 1034 (7197) 19.4% (18.5%, 20.3%) 1396 (7197)
 Social anxiety disorder 10.0% (9.27%, 10.7%) 697 (6998) 13.6% (12.8%, 14.4%) 949 (6998) 16.2% (15.4%, 17.1%) 1136 (6998)
 Specific phobia 9.6% (8.96%, 10.4%) 679 (7047) 11.9% (11.1%, 12.7%) 838 (7047) 14.1% (13.3%, 14.9%) 994 (7047)
Substance-use disorder
 Any substance-use disorder 6.0% (5.41%, 6.55%) 406 (6815) 10.6% (9.90%, 11.4%) 724 (6819) 17.7% (16.8%, 18.6%) 1208 (6830)
 Alcohol use disorder 5.6% (5.05%, 6.14%) 387 (6948) 7.7% (7.09%, 8.36%) 535 (6948) 16.1% (15.3%, 17.0%) 1119 (6948)
 Drug use disorder 0.5% (0.39%, 0.76%) 37 (6817) 3.7% (3.27%, 4.18%) 252 (6817) 3.7% (3.27%, 4.18%) 252 (6817)
Any disorder 39.7% (38.6%, 40.9%) 2737 (6886) 57.3% (56.1%, 58.4%) 3977 (6945) 67.3% (66.1%, 68.3%) 4730 (7033)
a

Prevalences are based on the number of female students with valid responses on the diagnostic section of interest.