Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after the 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Piura, Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mario J. Valladares-Garrido (), Luis E. Zapata-Castro, C. Ichiro Peralta, Abigaíl García-Vicente, David Astudillo-Rueda, Darwin A. León-Figueroa and Cristian Díaz-Vélez
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Mario J. Valladares-Garrido: South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Luis E. Zapata-Castro: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
C. Ichiro Peralta: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 15088, Peru
Abigaíl García-Vicente: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
David Astudillo-Rueda: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad César Vallejo, Piura 20001, Peru
Darwin A. León-Figueroa: Emerge, Emerging Diseases and Climate Change Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15013, Peru
Cristian Díaz-Vélez: School of Medicine, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo 13008, Peru

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-15

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.

Keywords: stress disorders; post-traumatic; earthquakes; prevention and mitigation; disasters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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