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0141/2015 - Demographic And Health Attributes Of The Nahua, Initial Contact Population Of The Peruvian Amazon

Author:

• Dante Roger Culqui Lévano - Culqui Lévano, Dante Roger - Carlos III Health Institute, Program field epidemiology-National Centre Epidemiology - <anteroger@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Percy Mayta-Tristán - Mayta-Tristán, Percy - Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú, School of Medicine - <Percy.mayta@upc.edu.pe>
• Carlos Quispe-Huaman - Quispe-Huaman, Carlos - Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo de Pueblos Andinos, Amazónicos y Afroperuanos – INDEPA - <wilkaruna@gmail.com>
• Cesar Vladimir Munayco Escate - Munayco Escate, Cesar Vladimir - Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, USA., Deparment Epidemiology - <cvmunayco@gmail.com>
• Ana Maria Ayuso Alvarez - Ayuso Alvarez, Ana Maria - Program Field Epidemiology, National Center Epidemiology Carlos III Health Institute - <ayusoalvarez@gmail.com>
• Juan De Mata Donado Campos - Donado Campos, Juan De Mata - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine - <juandemata.donado@uam.es>

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Ciências Sociais

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.

Keywords:

Vulnerability Indigenous People Demography Amazon Public health Peru

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Culqui Lévano, Dante Roger, Mayta-Tristán, Percy, Quispe-Huaman, Carlos, Munayco Escate, Cesar Vladimir, Ayuso Alvarez, Ana Maria, Donado Campos, Juan De Mata. Demographic And Health Attributes Of The Nahua, Initial Contact Population Of The Peruvian Amazon. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/demographic-and-health-attributes-of-the-nahua-initial-contact-population-of-the-peruvian-amazon/15210



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