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Table 2 The characteristics of included articles

From: What is the global prevalence of depression among men who have sex with men? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors [year]

Year

Sample size

Country

Study populations

Age (mean or median)

Method of sampling

Depression

Continents

Measuring tools

NOS score

Ahaneku, H.et al. [2014] [21]

2014

117

Los Angeles

MSM

45

NR

15

America

Beck Depression Inventory II

5

Ahaneku, H.et al. [2016] [22]

2016

205

Tanzania

MSM

25

Respondent-driven sampling

95

Africa

PHQ-9

6

Alvy, L. M.et al. [2011] [23]

2011

1,540

US

MSM

NR

NR

929

America

CES-D

7

An, X.et al. [2020] [24]

2020

334

China

MSM

29

Convenience

116

Asia

CES-D

6

Armstrong, R.et al. [2020] [25]

2020

56

Zambia

MSM

22

Snow-ball

28

Africa

CES-D

7

Brown, M. J.et al. [2018] [26]

2018

337

US

MSM living with HIV

NR

NR

198

America

CES-D

6

Bruce, D.et al.[2014] [27]

2014

200

US

YMSM

20.9

NR

64

America

CES-D

6

Chakrapani, V.et al. [2017] [28]

2017

300

India

MSM

30

Convenience

105

Asia

Beck Depression Inventory

6

Chandler, C. J.et al. [2020] [29]

2020

3294

US

MSM

NR

NR

1278

America

CES-D

6

Chen, Y. H.et al. [2017] [30]

2017

322

California

MSM

NR

NR

42

America

PHQ-9

7

Cherenack, E. M.et al. [2018] [31]

2018

92

US

MSM living with HIV

31

NR

45

America

CES-D

6

Clark, K.et al. [2021] [32]

2021

488

Lebanon

MSM

NR

Respondent-driven sampling

258

Asia

CES-D

8

Deuba, K.et al.[2013] [33]

2013

339

Nepal

MSM

NR

Snow-ball

206

Asia

CES-D

8

Du, M.et al.[2018] [34]

2018

321

China

MSM living with HIV

30

NR

179

Asia

CES-D

6

Dyer, T. P.et al. [2013] [35]

2013

798

US

(BMSMO)

35

NR

319

America

CES-D

7

Fendrich, M.et al. [2013] [36]

2013

177

Chicago

MSM

37

Probability

40

Asia

CES-D

6

Ferro, E. G.et al. [2015] [37]

2015

302

Peru

MSM

32

Convenience

134

America

CES-D

6

Feuillet, P.et al. [2017] [38]

2017

1078

France

MSM living with HIV

NR

NR

334

Europe

CIDI-SF

6

Ha, H. X.et al.[2014] [39]

2014

451

Vietnam

MSM

30

Respondent-driven sampling

249

Asia

CES-D

6

Holloway, I. W.et al. [2017] [40]

2017

150

California

MSM living with HIV

45

NR

96

America

CES-D

7

Holloway, I. W.et al. [2017] [41]

2017

526

California

YMSM

20

Stratified

52

America

CES-D

8

Hu, Y.et al.[2019] [42]

2019

1518

China

MSMO

27

Non-probability sampling

534

Asia

CES-D

6

Hylton, E.et al. [2017] [43]

2017

1376

Russia

MSM

30

Respondent-driven sampling

505

Europe

CES-D

7

Kipke, M. D.et al. [2007] [44]

2007

526

US

yMSM

20

Venue-based probability sampling

110

America

CES-D

7

Klein, H.et al.[2014] [45]

2014

332

US

MSM

43

Random

86

America

CES-D

7

Kunzweiler, C. P.et al. [2018] [46]

2018

711

Kenya

MSM

24

Respondent-driven sampling

81

Africa

PHQ

7

Levine, E. C.et al. [2018] [47]

2018

176

New York

MSM

34

Stratified

120

America

CES-D

7

Li, J.et al. [2016] [48]

2016

321

China

MSM living with HIV

30

NR

179

Asia

CES-D

6

Li, R.et al. [2016][49]

2016

547

China

MSM

30

NR

169

Asia

CES-D

5

Liu, Y.et al. [2018][50]

2018

807

China

MSM

NR

Respondent-driven sampling

267

Asia

SDS

6

Maragh-Bass, A. C.et al. [2020] [51]

2020

357

US

MSM

48

NR

180

America

PHQ

7

Mayer, K. H.et al. [2014] [52]

2014

1553

US

MSM

40

NR

698

America

CES-D

7

Mayer, K. H.et al. [2015] [53]

2015

307

India

MSM

30

NR

67

Asia

CES-D

6

Mgopa, L. R.et al. [2017] [54]

2017

345

Tanzania

MSM

31

Driven sampling technique

245

Africa

PHQ

6

Mills, T. C.et al. [2004] [55]

2004

2,678

US

MSM

NR

Household-based probability sample

461

America

CES-D

7

Miltz, A. R.et al. [2017] [56]

2017

1340

United Kingdom

MSM

NR

NR

166

Europe

PHQ

6

Mimiaga, M. J.et al. [2013] [57]

2013

150

India

MSM

25

NR

43

Asia

MINI

6

Mo, P. K.et al. [2018] [58]

2018

225

China

MSM

32.2

NR

109

Asia

DASS

7

Mu, H.et al. [2016] [59]

2016

807

China

MSM

NR

Respondent-driven sampling

55

Asia

DSM

5

Murphy, Patrick.et al. [2018] [60]

2018

278

United Kingdom and Ireland

MSM living with HIV

44

NR

161

Europe

HADS

6

O'Cleirigh, C.et al. [2009] [61]

2009

503

New England

MSM

42

NR

43

Europe

PHQ

6

Pan, X.et al. [2018] [62]

2018

454

China

MSM

33

Respondent-driven sampling

157

Asia

CES-D

6

Parker, R. D.et al. [2015] [63]

2015

265

Estonia

MSM

32

Random

34

Europe

EST-Q

7

Peng, L.et al. [2020] [64]

2020

578

China

MSM

28

Convenience

189

Asia

CES-D

6

Prabhu, S.et al.[2020] [65]

2020

1454

India

MSM

37

Respondent-driven sampling

241

Asia

PHQ

6

Reisner, S. L.et al. [2009] [66]

2009

197

Massachusetts

MSM

38

Respondent-driven sampling

65

America

CES-D

7

Rüütel, K.et al. [2017] [67]

2017

265

Estonia

1235)

32

NR

84

Europe

EST-Q

7

Safren, S. A.et al. [2009] [12]

2009

210

India

MSM

28

NR

115

Asia

CES-D

6

Secor, A. M.et al. [2014] [1]

2014

112

Kenya

MSM

26

NR

18

Africa

PHQ

7

Sivasubramanian, M.et al. [2011] [68]

2011

150

India

MSM

25

NR

43

Asia

DSM

7

Su, X.et al.[2018] [69]

2018

507

China

MSM

NR

Convenience

136

Asia

CES-D

6

Tao, J.et al. [2017] [70]

2017

364

China

MSM living with HIV

28

NR

131

Asia

HADS

7

Tomori, C.et al. [2018] [71]

2018

11,771

India

MSM

26

Respondent-driven sampling

1502

Asia

PHQ

7

Wagner, G. J.et al. [2019] [72]

2019

226

Beirut

YMSM

24

NR

36

Asia

PHQ

7

Wang, Y.et al. [2017] [73]

2017

547

China

MSM

30

NR

285

Asia

CES-D

6

Wei, D.et al. [2020] [74]

2020

578

China

MSM

NR

NR

208

Asia

CES-D

5

Wendi, D.et al. [2016] [75]

2016

316

Lesotho

MSM

23

Respondent-driven sampling

69

Africa

PHQ

8

White, J. J.et al. [2020] [76]

2020

256

US

MSM

39

NR

96

America

CES-D

6

Wilkerson, J. M.et al. [2018] [77]

2018

421

India

MSM

NR

Respondent-driven sampling

242

Asia

CES-D

7

Williams, J. K.et al. [2015] [78]

2015

1522

US

MSM

NR

NR

615

America

CES-D

7

Wim, V. B.et al. [2014] [79]

2014

591

Belgium

Men who have sex with men

34

NR

171

Europe

CES-D

6

Wu, Y.et al. [2015] [80]

2015

184

China

MSM living with HIV

31

NR

79

Asia

CES-D

6

Yan, H.et al. [2014] [81]

2014

204

China

MSM

NR

Respondent-driven sampling

94

Asia

CES-D

6

Yan, H.et al. [2019] [82]

2019

347

China

MSM living with HIV

34

Convenience

134

Asia

CES-D

6

Yang, C.et al. [2013] [83]

2013

188

Baltimore

MSM

38

Random

35

America

CES-D

7

Yu, L.et al. [2018] [84]

2018

807

China

MSM

NR

Respondent‐driven sampling

267

Asia

SDS

6

Zeng, X.et al. [2016] [85]

2016

1235

China

MSM

31.6

Non-probability

563

Asia

CES-D

7

Zepf, R.et al. [2020] [86]

2020

281

San Francisco

MSM living with HIV

57

NR

77

America

PHQ

8

Zhang, S.et al. [2019] [87]

2019

547

China

MSM

30

Snowball

169

Asia

CES-D

6

Zhao, Y.et al. [2020] [88]

2020

338

Malawi

MSM

25

Respondent-driven sampling

102

Africa

NR

6

Zhu,Y.et al. [2018] [89]

2018

342

China

MSM

28

Convenience

153

Asia

GHQ

7