CORRECTION article

Front. Psychol., 15 April 2025

Sec. Psycho-Oncology

Volume 16 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1587534

Corrigendum: Prevalence of depression among primary caregivers of patients with cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis study


Yilkal Abebaw Wassie
Yilkal Abebaw Wassie1*Belayneh Shetie WorknehBelayneh Shetie Workneh2Enyew Getaneh MekonenEnyew Getaneh Mekonen3Mohammed Seid AliMohammed Seid Ali4Masresha Asmare TechaneMasresha Asmare Techane4Mulugeta WassieMulugeta Wassie5Alemneh Tadesse KassieAlemneh Tadesse Kassie6Medina Abdela AhmedMedina Abdela Ahmed1Sintayehu Simie TsegaSintayehu Simie Tsega1Agazhe AemroAgazhe Aemro1Alebachew Ferede ZegeyeAlebachew Ferede Zegeye1Berhan TekebaBerhan Tekeba4Tadesse Tarik TamirTadesse Tarik Tamir4Girum NakieGirum Nakie7Setegn FentahunSetegn Fentahun7Mamaru MelkamMamaru Melkam7Getasew KibralewGetasew Kibralew7Gebresilassie TadesseGebresilassie Tadesse7Almaz Tefera GoneteAlmaz Tefera Gonete4
  • 1Department of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 2Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 3Department of Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 4Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 5School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 6Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • 7Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

A Corrigendum on
Prevalence of depression among primary caregivers of patients with cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis study

by Wassie, Y. A., Workneh, B. S., Mekonen, E. G., Ali, M. S., Techane, M. A., Wassie, M., Kassie, A. T., Ahmed, M. A., Simie Tsega, S., Aemro, A., Zegeye, A. F., Tekeba, B., Tarik Tamir, T., Nakie, G., Fentahu, S., Melkam, M., Kibralew, G., Tadesse, G., and Gonete, A. T. (2025). Front. Psychol. 16:1379758. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1379758

In the published article, an author name was incorrectly written as Setegn Fentahu. The correct spelling is Setegn Fentahun.

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: primary caregivers, cancer patient, depression, systematic review, Africa

Citation: Wassie YA, Workneh BS, Mekonen EG, Ali MS, Techane MA, Wassie M, Kassie AT, Ahmed MA, Simie Tsega S, Aemro A, Zegeye AF, Tekeba B, Tarik Tamir T, Nakie G, Fentahun S, Melkam M, Kibralew G, Tadesse G and Gonete AT (2025) Corrigendum: Prevalence of depression among primary caregivers of patients with cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Front. Psychol. 16:1587534. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1587534

Received: 04 March 2025; Accepted: 27 March 2025;
Published: 15 April 2025.

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