Mental health symptoms linked to long COVID in adults in Johannesburg, South Africa

Elevated psychiatric morbidity is prevalent among adults living with long COVID.

• The severity of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection may be linked to the prevalence and severity of psychiatric symptoms in long COVID.
• Countries in the Global South, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, have experienced high incidence rates of COVID-19.
• There is limited knowledge about the psychiatric symptoms associated with long COVID in these regions.

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