Table 3.
Mental health outcomes by region
| Region | Last Month High Psychological Distress | Last Month Impairment of role due to MH | Major Depressive Episode 12 months |
PTSD 12 months |
GAD 12 months |
Suicidal Thought Lifetime | Suicidal Thought 12m** | Suicidal Attempt Lifetime ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=4432 weighted | ||||||||
| Central Kabul | 48.64 | 43.66 | 6.03 | 6.15 | 5.35 | 12.96 | 4.18 | 5.92 |
| South | 58.68 | 55.85 | 6.12 | 10.08 | 3.37 | 14.81 | 4.94 | 7.60 |
| East | 37.77 | 37.00 | 8.04 | 3.58 | 1.79 | 5.71 | 1.73 | 2.80 |
| South West | 50.4 | 32.91 | 2.21 | 5.05 | 1.16 | 6.9 | 2.26 | 2.98 |
| West | 53.48 | 53.65 | 7.54 | 6.24 | 4.12 | 9.91 | 2.24 | 3.69 |
| North | 34.34 | 31.63 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 0.37 | 1.66 | 0.78 | 1.10 |
| Central High Land | 55.29 | 29.14 | 2.40 | 4.90 | 4.81 | 10.09 | 0.08 | 2.65 |
| North East | 38.65 | 30.73 | 1.88 | 3.07 | 0.91 | 3.72 | 1.34 | 1.42 |
|
Overall Prevalence CI 95% |
47.12 45.54-48.70 |
39.44 37.93-40.97 |
4.86 4.23-5.57 |
5.34 4.71-6.04 |
2.78 2.33-3.32 |
8.23 7.41-9.13 |
2.26 1.84-2.77 |
3.50 2.97-4.11 |
| Male | 37.58 | 21.99 | 5.07 | 4.11 | 2.49 | 5.41 | 1.78 | 2.28 |
| Female | 46.68 | 26.62 | 4.65 | 6.57 | 3.07 | 9.10 | 2.74 | 4.58 |
*yes & do not know; In bold p<0.0001
**N=4365