Author, year of publication	Title	Study design	Details of participants	Country	Mode of survey	Results
Ofori et al., 2021	The psychological impact of COVID-19 on health workers in Ghana: A multicentre, cross-sectional study	Cross-sectional	272 HCWs	Ghana	Questionnaire	Over 40% of respondents had fear, 21.1% had depression, 27.8% had anxiety, and 8.2% had stress.
Mekonen, Shetie and Muluneh, 2021	The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Nurses Working in the Northwest of Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.	Cross-sectional	320 nurses	Ethiopia	Questionnaire	A total of 69.6% of nurses experienced anxiety, 55.3% experienced depression and 20.5% experienced stress.
Mulatu et al., 2020	The prevalence of common mental disorders among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary Hospital in East Africa.	Cross-sectional	420 HCWs	Ethiopia	Questionnaire	HCWs experienced symptoms of anxiety (21.9%), depression (20.2%), insomnia (12.4%) and distress (15.5%)
Kwobah et al., 2021	Mental Disorders Among Health Care Workers at the Early Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya; Findings of an Online Descriptive Survey.	Cross-sectional	1259 HCWs	Kenya	Questionnaire	36% of HCWs experienced anxiety, 32.1% depression, 24.2% insomnia and 64.7% post-traumatic stress disorder.
Assefa et al., 2021	Covid-19 knowledge, perception, preventive measures, stigma, and mental health among healthcare workers in three Sub-Saharan African countries: A phone survey.	Cross-sectional	900 HCWs	Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Ethiopia	Questionnaire	HCWs experienced anxiety (6.6%), depression (6.6%), and psychological distress (18%).