Publications by authors named "David Astudillo-Rueda"
Post-traumatic stress disorder, food insecurity, and social capital after the 2017 coastal El Niño flooding among mothers from Piura, Peru: A mixed method study.
PLOS Glob Public Health
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the impacts of the 2017 El Niño flooding in Peru on mothers' mental health, food security, and social capital over three time points.
- PTSD rates among mothers decreased significantly from 38.1% shortly after the disaster to nearly zero one year later, while severe food insecurity also declined from 90% to 13.1% in the same timeframe.
- Social capital increased significantly, suggesting that enhanced community support may have played a role in helping mothers recover from PTSD and food insecurity after the disaster.*
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfection and Threatened Abortion in Women from Northern Peru.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol
August 2022
Introduction: infection can cause important complications during pregnancy. Threatened abortion may be a late indicator for infection in settings with high prevalence of toxoplasmosis. We aimed to determine the association between infection and threatened abortion in women from northern Peru.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLittle has been studied in Peru on the mental health repercussions after a major earthquake. We aimed to explore the factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in people who experienced a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Piura, Peru, on 30 July 2021.
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