Citation

Fernandez AR, Estario JC, Enders JE, Neira MJ, Abeldaño RA. Cad. Saude Publica 2014; 30(11): 2377-2386.

Vernacular Title

Screening de trastornos de estrés postraumático en población afectada por el terremoto chileno de 2010.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25493991

Abstract

The authors conducted an assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder screening in the Chilean population following the February 2010 earthquake, based on the Post Earthquake Survey with a multistage sample of 24,982 individuals over 18 years of age, applying the Davidson Trauma Scale. Multivariate analysis was performed with significance set at p<0.05. Prevalence of positive screening for post-traumatic stress disorder was 11% for the country as a whole, but reached 30% at lower-level disaggregation. The logistic regression model for post-traumatic stress disorder identified the following risk factors: belonging to a low-income family, having suffered damage to the household, a history of health problems in the previous month, and female gender (p<0.05). Family coping with the earthquake proved to be a protective factor as compared to other social or neighborhood groups, and more years of schooling were also protective (p<0.05). Positive screening for posttraumatic stress disorders revealed clear social inequalities.

Language: es