Prevalence of mental disorders in Tuti island, Khartoum

Abstract EN

Background: The current study uses a cross-sectional stratified sample survey to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in Tuti Island - a rural community outside Khartoum.

Method: N=886 participants (656 men, 230 women) were assessed via the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) by 75 medical students from Omdurman Islamic University.

Results: Prevalence rates for mood disorders were highest with an estimated 5.3% for current depressive episodes.

Rates for other conditions varied from 0.7% for psychotic disorder to 2.6% for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Other diagnoses included alcohol dependence (0.5%), antisocial personality disorder (0.6%), current suicidality (2.5%), anorexia nervosa (0.1%), and bulimia nervosa (0.7%).

Conclusion: Given the high prevalence of mental disorders among participants, particularly depression.

A national representative study is needed to estimate different types of mental health conditions within the country.