Code for: Mental Health Burden in Sub-Saharan Africa Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pre-Post Analysis of 10 Countries with Propagated Uncertainty (BMJ Mental Health)
# dhs_gbd_covid19_paperC
## Manuscript Title
Mental Health Burden in Sub-Saharan Africa Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pre-Post Analysis of 10 Countries with Propagated Uncertainty
## Authors
Effiong Ndarake Effiong, Daniel Mairafi Gimbason, Yakubu Boyi Ngwai
## Journal
BMJ Mental Health / BMJ Global Health
## Repository Contents
| File/Directory | Description |
|----------------|-------------|
| `scripts/01_analysis_PaperC.R` | Main analysis script |
| `renv.lock` | Package dependency lockfile |
| `output/tables/` | All generated tables |
| `output/figures/` | All generated figures |
## Reproduction Instructions
1. Clone this repository
2. Open R in the project directory
3. Run `renv::restore()` to install required packages
4. Download the harmonised dataset from Zenodo: Integrated DHS-GBD dataset…
5. Place the dataset in the `data/` folder as `merged_gbd_dhs_complete_clean.csv`
6. Run `source("scripts/01_analysis_PaperC.R")`
## Key Findings
Mental health burden increased by 21.7% during the COVID-19 pandemic across 10 SSA countries. Ethiopia showed the largest increase (+24.4%).
## Dataset DOI
10.5281/zenodo.20185292
## License
MIT
## Contact
effiong.neffiong@gmail.com