Table 1.
Overview of the presence of a mental health policy/plan, the number of occupational therapists, physical activity priorities and physical activity studies in Sub-Saharan African countries (n=48)
| Country | Official mental health policy or plan | Occupational therapists in the mental health sector° | Physical activity priorities reported or recommendations available | PubMed search results (potential relevant / obtained) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola (2011) | Yes | 0.01 | No | 0/9 |
| Benin (2014) | No | 0 | / | 0/53 |
| Botswana (2014) | Yes | 0.64 | No | 0/35 |
| Burkina Faso (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/20 |
| Burundi (2014) | Yes | 0.02 | No | 0/34 |
| Cameroon (2011) | No | UN | / | 0/6 |
| Cape Verde (2011) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/4 |
| Central African Republic (2014) | Yes | 0.02 | No | 0/36 |
| Chad (2011) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0/5 |
| Comoros (2011) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0/62 |
| Congo (2014) | No | UN | / | 0/19 |
| Côte d'Ivoire (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/21 |
| Democratic Rep. of the Congo (2011) | Yes | 0.001 | No | 0/5 |
| Djibouti (2014) | No | UN | / | 0/1 |
| Equatorial Guinea (2014) | No | UN | / | 0/18 |
| Eritrea (2011) | No | 0 | / | 0/222 |
| Ethiopia (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/1 |
| Gabon (2011) | No | 0 | / | 0/16 |
| Gambia (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/16 |
| Ghana (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 1/99 |
| Guinea (2014) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0/3132 |
| Guinea-Bissau (2011) | No | 0 | / | 0/2 |
| Kenya (2011) | Yes | UN | No | 0/174 |
| Lesotho (2014) | No | 0.14 | / | 0/4 |
| Liberia (2014) | Yes | 0.05 | No | 0/11 |
| Madagascar (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/9 |
| Malawi (2014) | Yes | 0.01 | No | 0/48 |
| Mauritania (2011) | Yes | 0.06 | NA | 0/6 |
| Mauritius (2014) | No | UN | / | 0/16 |
| Mozambique (2014) | Yes | 0.1 | No | 0/13 |
| Namibia (2014) | Yes | 0.55 | Yes | 0/14 |
| Niger (2011) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0/79 |
| Nigeria (2014) | Yes | 0.01 | No | 3/776 |
| Rwanda (2014) | Yes | UN | No | 1/50 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe(2014) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0 |
| Senegal (2014) | No | 0.01 | / | 0/48 |
| Seychelles (2014) | No | 5.36 | / | 0/8 |
| Sierra Leone (2014) | Yes | 0 | No | 0/13 |
| Somalia (2014) | No | UN | / | 0/46 |
| South-Africa (2014) | Yes | UN | No | 1/1391 |
| South-Sudan (2014) | No | 0 | / | 0/5 |
| Sudan (2011) | Yes | 0 | Not checked* | 0/79 |
| Swaziland (2014) | No | 0 | / | 0/12 |
| Togo (2014) | Yes | 0 | NA | 0/48 |
| Uganda (2014) | Yes | UN | Yes | 2/227 |
| United Republic of Tanzania(2011) | Yes | 0.009 | NA | 0/109 |
| Zambia (2014) | Yes | 0.04 | No | 0/39 |
| Zimbabwe (2014) | Yes | 0.12 | NA | 0/91 |
| Summary | 69% (33/48) has an official mental health policy | Range=0-5.36 | 9% (2/22) have physical activity recommendations incorporated | 8/7133 |
UN=unknown, NA=not available
°
per 100,000 population
*
plan written in Arabic.