TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress disorder after the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Piura, Peru: a cross-sectional study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.
A1  - Zapata-Castro, Luis E.
A1  - Peralta, C. Ichiro
A1  - García-Vicente, Abigaíl
A1  - Astudillo-Rueda, David
A1  - León-Figueroa, Darwin A.
A1  - Díaz-Vélez, Cristian
SP  - e11035
EP  - e11035
VL  - 19
IS  - 17
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711035
ID  - ref1
ER  -