@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress disorder after the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Piura, Peru: a cross-sectional study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. and Zapata-Castro, Luis E. and Peralta, C. Ichiro and García-Vicente, Abigaíl and Astudillo-Rueda, David and León-Figueroa, Darwin A. and Díaz-Vélez, Cristian",
volume="19",
number="17",
pages="e11035-e11035",
abstract="In Peru, major disasters like the 2007 Pisco earthquake have produced high rates of post-traumatic stress. However, evidence is still needed to strengthen interventions. In 2021, a major earthquake struck Piura, in northern Peru. In this context, we aimed to assess the prevalence of PTSD and its associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted during August-September 2021 in people who experienced the 6.1 Piura earthquake on 30 July 2021. The questionnaire included the PCL-C, CD-RISC, ISI, HFIAS, and additional demographic data. Generalized linear models were used. The prevalence of PTSD was 20.3%. Household income was between PEN 2001 and 3000 (PR = 4.26, 95% CI: 1.08-16.75), smoking (PR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.03-6.01), experience of a nervous breakdown (PR = 1.83, 95% CI: 1.09-3.09), moderate food insecurity (PR = 2.91, 95% CI: 1.10-7.73), and severe insomnia (PR = 8.25, 95% CI: 2.22-30.71) increased the prevalence of PTSD. One out of five individuals experienced post-traumatic stress symptoms after the 2021 earthquake in Piura, which varies depending on socioeconomic, psychosocial, and individual factors. Further research should strengthen these findings to ensure a fair and early mental health intervention against new seismic events in this and other Peruvian regions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph191711035",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711035"
}