Depression in adult Nigerians: Results from the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well-being

Community-based studies of the rates and profile of depression among Africans are still sparse. As part of the World Mental Health Surveys initiative, a clustered multi-stage sampling of households in 21 of Nigeria's 36 states (representing 57% of the national population) was implemented to select adults aged 18 years and over (N = 6752) for face-to-face interviews using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0). Diagnosis of...