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Previously submitted to: JMIR Mental Health (no longer under consideration since Nov 17, 2022)

Date Submitted: Nov 17, 2022

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in China from 2000 to 2020 ABSTRACT Background The prevalence of schizophrenia is influenced by many factors. The rapid development of China's recent development may have an impact on the incidence rate of schizophrenia.To understand the prevalence of schizophrenia and the trend of nearly twenty years in China, providing scientific basis for early prevention and treatment by meta-analysis. Methods A systematic literature retrieval published from 2000 to 2020 in China was conducted by using Chinese database. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) was used for assessment of literature quality.The Chinese schizophrenia prevalence and it’s subgroup analyses,including g

  • Haihan Chen

ABSTRACT

Background:

The prevalence of schizophrenia is influenced by many factors. The rapid development of China's recent development may have an impact on the incidence rate of schizophrenia.To understand the prevalence of schizophrenia and the trend of nearly twenty years in China, providing scientific basis for early prevention and treatment by meta-analysis.

Objective:

To understand the prevalence of schizophrenia and the trend of nearly twenty years in China, providing scientific basis for early prevention and treatment by meta-analysis.

Methods:

A systematic literature retrieval published from 2000 to 2020 in China was conducted by using Chinese database. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) was used for assessment of literature quality.The Chinese schizophrenia prevalence and it’s subgroup analyses,including gender and regions was analyzed with Stata16.0. The literature publication bias was evaluated by Egger testing and funnel graph.The sensitivity analysis was also done by eliminating one by one.

Results:

Twenty-eight articles were included. The total sample size was 76273830. The Chinese Schizophrenia prevalence was 3.72 ‰ (95%: 3.30 ‰ - 4.22 ‰). Subgroup analysis showed no significant difference in the schizophrenia prevalence between genders(P>0.05) ,among rural and urban(P>0.05), between the years of the survey(P>0.05). The related age range of highest prevalence of schizophrenia was 35-64 years old.

Conclusions:

The Chinese schizophrenia prevalence is 3.72 ‰. The schizophrenia prevalence is no difference with genders,urbancity.There was no significant change in prevalence of schizophrenia in the last twenty years.The related age range of highest prevalence of schizophrenia was 35-64 years old.The both epidemiology and systematic review are the way to get prevalence of schizophrenia. Clinical Trial: N/A


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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in China from 2000 to 2020 ABSTRACT Background The prevalence of schizophrenia is influenced by many factors. The rapid development of China's recent development may have an impact on the incidence rate of schizophrenia.To understand the prevalence of schizophrenia and the trend of nearly twenty years in China, providing scientific basis for early prevention and treatment by meta-analysis. Methods A systematic literature retrieval published from 2000 to 2020 in China was conducted by using Chinese database. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) was used for assessment of literature quality.The Chinese schizophrenia prevalence and it’s subgroup analyses,including g

JMIR Preprints. 17/11/2022:44375

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.44375

URL: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/44375

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