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Peru - Peruvian Jungle Epidemiological Study of Mental Health 2004

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Original or alternative title 
ESTUDIO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE SALUD MENTAL EN LA SELVA PERUANA 2004 / VOLUMEN XXI AÑO 2005 NÚMEROS 1 Y 2
Provider 
National Institute of Mental Health "Honorio Delgado - Hideyo Noguchi"
Tabulations only
Geography 
Peru (PER)
Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
07/2004 - 12/2004
Series or system 
Peru Epidemiological Studies of Mental Health
Data type
Report:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Urban only
Summary 

The objective of the Epidemiological Survey of Mental Health in the Peruvian Jungle 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 Pucallpa, Iquitos, and San Martin. The survey interviewed 1,226 partnered women; 3,572 adults; 1,187 aged adults; 1,861 adolescents.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Aged adults, Alcohol use disorders, Amphetamine use disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Bipolar affective disorder, Bulimia nervosa, Cannabis use disorders, Cocaine use disorders, Community health clinics, Counseling, Disability, Domestic violence, Drug use disorders, Eating disorders, Education, Employment, Health care access, Health care use, Health facilities, Hospitals, Illicit drug use, Income, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Literacy, Marital status, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Opioid use disorders, Personality disorders, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Self-inflicted injuries, Sexual violence, Suicide, Tobacco and nicotine use, Traditional medicine, Unipolar depressive disorders
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 26, 2024