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Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among Palestinian children and adolescents exposed to political violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Nisreen Agbaria
  • Stephanie Petzold
  • Andreas Deckert
  • Nicholas Henschke
  • Guido Veronese
  • Peter Dambach
  • Thomas Jaenisch
  • Olaf Horstick
  • Volker Winkler

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Objective: We undertook a systematic review of the literature to explore the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Palestinian children and adolescents exposed to political violence. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of PTSD in this population. Methods: PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, Google Scholar and Cochrane library were searched until June 2020. To estimate the prevalence of PTSD, sub-group and meta-analysis were conducted. Results: The search resulted in 2786 studies, of which 28 articles representing 32 samples with a total of 15,121 participants from Gaza Strip and West Bank met either the DSM-4 or DSM-5 criteria and were included. The pooled prevalence of PTSD was 36% (95% CI 30–41%; I2 98.6%) and ranged from 6% to 70%. Sub-group analysis showed that the PTSD prevalence did not differ according to region (West Bank, Gaza Strip) and tended to decrease after including only studies using a representative sample (p

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  • Nisreen Agbaria & Stephanie Petzold & Andreas Deckert & Nicholas Henschke & Guido Veronese & Peter Dambach & Thomas Jaenisch & Olaf Horstick & Volker Winkler, 2021. "Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among Palestinian children and adolescents exposed to political violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0256426
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256426
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