Cross-National variations in mental health: A cross-sectional study on depression, anxiety, and stress among university staff and students in Sub-Saharan African.

Ike OO, Kwarteng MA, Ogbonna G, Dos Santos IB, Ogiemudia OM, Anyasodor AE, Antwi-Adjei EK, Amaechi OU, Ebele EG, Ezinne NE, Mashige KP, Ndep A, Daniel-Nwosu E, Ekpenyong BN, Simon Magakwe TS, Agho KE, Dahunsi AN, Adegboye OA, Ogbuehi KC, Osuagwu UL, Center for eyecare and Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII)

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322163
Published: 2025
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0322163,
  title = {Cross-National variations in mental health: A cross-sectional study on depression, anxiety, and stress among university staff and students in Sub-Saharan African.},
  author = {Ike OO and Kwarteng MA and Ogbonna G and Dos Santos IB and Ogiemudia OM and Anyasodor AE and Antwi-Adjei EK and Amaechi OU and Ebele EG and Ezinne NE and Mashige KP and Ndep A and Daniel-Nwosu E and Ekpenyong BN and Simon Magakwe TS and Agho KE and Dahunsi AN and Adegboye OA and Ogbuehi KC and Osuagwu UL and Center for eyecare and Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII)},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0322163},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322163}
}

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TI  - Cross-National variations in mental health: A cross-sectional study on depression, anxiety, and stress among university staff and students in Sub-Saharan African.
AU  - Ike OO
AU  - Kwarteng MA
AU  - Ogbonna G
AU  - Dos Santos IB
AU  - Ogiemudia OM
AU  - Anyasodor AE
AU  - Antwi-Adjei EK
AU  - Amaechi OU
AU  - Ebele EG
AU  - Ezinne NE
AU  - Mashige KP
AU  - Ndep A
AU  - Daniel-Nwosu E
AU  - Ekpenyong BN
AU  - Simon Magakwe TS
AU  - Agho KE
AU  - Dahunsi AN
AU  - Adegboye OA
AU  - Ogbuehi KC
AU  - Osuagwu UL
AU  - Center for eyecare and Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII)
PY  - 2025
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0322163
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OO, I., MA, K., G, O., IB, D. S., OM, O., AE, A., EK, A., OU, A., EG, E., NE, E., KP, M., A, N., E, D., BN, E., TS, S. M., KE, A., AN, D., OA, A., KC, O., UL, O., & (CEPHII), C. F. E. A. P. H. I. I. (2025). Cross-National variations in mental health: A cross-sectional study on depression, anxiety, and stress among university staff and students in Sub-Saharan African.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322163

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