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. 2024 Jul 31;19(7):e0308272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308272

Table 2. Subgroup analysis of sexual dysfunction among psychiatric patients in Africa.

Variables Subgroup Number
of studies
Prevalence (95% CI) I2 (%) P value
Country Ethiopia 4 63.20(47.04, 79.36) 98.2 0.000
Nigeria 6 56.84(39.80, 73.88) 96.5 0.000
Egypt 3 58.36(50.75, 65.98) 23.4 0.271
Others* 2 52.66(17.38, 87.93) 93.5 0.000
Study design Cross-sectional 13 57.81(48.07, 67.55) 96.7 0.000
Others** 2 62.33(54.00, 70.65) 0.0 0.752
Sex Both sex 8 57.18(44.98, 69.39) 96.9 0.000
Male 6 60.08(42.83, 77.32) 96.0 0.000
Female 1 58.80(50.44, 67.16) - -
Tool CSFQ-14 6 64.02(51.21, 76.84) 97.0 0.000
IIEF 5 59.34(39.58, 79.10) 96.2 0.000
ASEX 3 44.72(28.05, 61.39) 84.9 0.001
FSFI 1 58.80(50.44, 67.16) - -
Type of mental illness Any mental illness 6 57.94(45.46, 70.43) 95.6 0.000
Schizophrenia 9 58.77(45.68, 71.86) 96.4 0.000

*South Africa and Tunisia

**Case-control and Prospective Cohort.