Title
Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon
Other title
Características demográficas y de salud de la población Nahua: Población en contacto inicial de la Amazonía Peruana
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Culqui D.
Ana A.
Carlos Q.
Juan De Mata Donado C.
University of Health Sciences
Publisher(s)
Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva
Abstract
We present the case of the Nahua population of Santa Rosa de Serjali, Peruvian Amazon’s population, considered of initial contact. This population consists of human groups that for a long time decided to live in isolation, but lately have begun living a more sedentary lifestyle and in contact with Western populations. There are two fully identified initial contact groups in Peru: the Nahua and the Nanti. The health statistics of the Nahua are scarce. This study offers an interpretation of demographic and epidemiological indicators of the Nahua people, trying to identify if a certain degree of health vulnerability exists. We performed a cross sectional study, and after analyzing their health indicators, as well as the supplemental qualitative analysis of the population, brought us to conclude that in 2006, the Nahua, remained in a state of health vulnerability.
Start page
273
End page
284
Volume
21
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental Demografía Temas sociales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84955241830
PubMed ID
Source
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
ISSN of the container
14138123
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