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Peru - Coastal Peru Epidemiological Study of Mental Health 2006

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Estudio Epidemiológico de Salud Mental en La Costa Peruana 2006
Provider 
National Institute of Mental Health "Honorio Delgado - Hideyo Noguchi"
Tabulations only
Geography 
Peru (PER)
Ancash, Arequipa, Ica, La Libertad, Piura
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
06/2006 - 12/2006
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The objective of the Epidemiological Survey of Mental Health in Coastal Peru is to identify the main mental health problems (depression, anxiety disorders, addictions and other mental health issues) in that area, the social conditions of people who suffer from them, and access to health services. The survey covers the cities of Piura, Trujillo, Chimbote, Ica, and Arequipa. The survey interviewed 5,811 partnered women; 6,555 adults; 2,530 aged adults; 2,400 adolescents.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Aged adults, Alcohol use disorders, Amphetamine use disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Bipolar affective disorder, Bulimia nervosa, Cocaine use disorders, Community health clinics, Counseling, Disability, Domestic violence, Drug use disorders, Eating disorders, Education, Employment, Health care access, Health care use, Hospitals, Illicit drug use, Income, Literacy, Marital status, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Opioid use disorders, Personality disorders, Public health facilities, Self-inflicted injuries, Suicide, Tobacco and nicotine use, Traditional medicine, Unipolar depressive disorders
GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 7, 2025