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Table 1 Summary of included studies

From: Extreme weather events in developing countries and related injuries and mental health disorders - a systematic review

Study, author/year

Study design

Country (HDI a)

Event

Year

Outcomes

N

Amstadter et al. 2009 [24]

Cohort

Vietnam (medium)

Storm, Typhoon Xangsane

2006

PTSD, MDD, GAD

797

Bich et al. 2011 [42]

Cross sectional

Vietnam (medium)

Flood

2008

Injury

871

Biswas et al. 2010 [43]

Cross sectional

Bangladesh (low)

Flood

2007

Injury

638 women

Caldera et al. 2001 [26]

Cross sectional

Nicaragua (medium)

Storm, Hurricane Mitch

1998

PTSD

496

Goenjian et al. 2001 [25]

Cross sectional

Nicaragua (medium)

Storm, Hurricane Mitch

1998

PTSD, Depression

158 students

Huang et al. 2010 [27]

Cross sectional

China (medium)

Flood

1998

PTSD

25,478

Kar et al. 2004 [33]

Cross sectional

India (medium)

Storm, super-cyclone

1999

PTSD, Anxiety, Depression

540

Kar & Bastia 2006 [34]

Cross sectional

India (medium)

Storm, super-cyclone

1999

PTSD, MDD, GAD

108 students

Kar et al. 2007 [30]

Cross sectional

India (medium)

Storm, super-cyclone

1999

PTSD

447 students

Kohn et al. 2005 [44]

Cross sectional

Honduras (medium)

Storm, Hurricane Mitch

1998

PTSD, Depression

800

Norris et al. 2006 [28]

Cross sectional

Mexico (high)

Flood due to storm

1999

PTSD

666

Patrick & Patrick 1981 [38]

Cross sectional

Sri Lanka (high)

Storm, cyclone

1978

Anxiety, Depression

171

Simeon et al. 1993 [37]

Cohort

Jamaica (high)

Storm, Hurricane Gilbert

1988

Injury

125 children

Sjöberg & Yearwood 2007 [45]

Cross sectional

Grenada (high)

Storm, Hurricane Ivan

2004

Injury

185

Sugimoto et al. 2011 [32]

Cohort

Bangladesh (low)

Storm, tornado

2005

Injury

35,225

Wu et al. 2011 [29]

Cross sectional

China (medium)

Storm, snowstorm

2008

PTSD

968 students

Xu et al. 2012 [31]

Cross sectional

China (medium)

Storm, snowstorm

2008

Injury

3169

  1. PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, GAD general anxiety disorder
  2. Explanation: a Human Development Index category