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Peru - Rural Jungle Epidemiological Study of Mental Health 2009

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
ESTUDIO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE SALUD MENTAL SELVA RURAL 2009
Provider 
National Institute of Mental Health "Honorio Delgado - Hideyo Noguchi"
Tabulations only
Geography 
Peru (PER)
Loreto, Ucayali
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
04/2009 - 12/2009
Series or system 
Peru Epidemiological Studies of Mental Health
Data type
Report:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Rural only
Summary 

The objective of the Epidemiological Survey of Mental Health in Rural 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 rural areas of the provinces of Maynas and Loreto close to the city Iquitos in the department of Loreto, and the rural area of the provinces of Coronel Portillo and Padre Abad near the city of Pucallpa in the department of Ucayali. The survey interviewed adolescents from 12 to 17 years old; married or cohabiting women; adults 18 years of age or older; senior adults aged 60 or more. There were interviews in 2,396 homes; 2,062 interviewed partnered women; 2,331 adults; 448 older adults; 1,018 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