[Perception of community problems: the influence of socio-demographic and mental health factors].
A cross-sectional study was designed to identify which social problems from a list of 17 were considered important and to analyze differences in perception among interviewees according to socio-demographic variables and presence of common mental disorders. A household survey was performed in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, with a stratified cluster sample of urban residents aged 14 years or older (N = 515) using the WHO/SUPRE-MISS interview and SRQ-20. Weighted prevalence and crude prevalence ratio with respective 95%CI were calculated. Multiple analyses were performed using Poisson regression. Drug traffic, drug abuse, unemployment, crime, and alcohol abuse were considered severe by more than 45% of the sample. Women and individuals living in medium-low income areas attributed greater severity to drug traffic, alcohol and drug abuse, child and spousal abuse, unemployment, and poverty. Females and individuals with positive SRQ-20 identified problems related to education as more severe. Differences in perception according to socioeconomic status and gender were observed, with women and low-income residents showing the greatest susceptibility.
Marín-León
Leticia
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Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil. leticia@fcm.unicamp.br
de Oliveira
Helenice Bosco
HB
Barros
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
MB
Dalgalarrondo
Paulo
P
Botega
Neury José
NJ
D001938:Brazil; D003256:Community Participation; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010465:Perception; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D012940:Social Problems / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors