Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

Dante R. Culqui; Ayuso Alvarez Ana; Cesar V. Munayco; Quispe Huaman Carlos; Mayta Tristán Percy; Campos Juan De Mata Donado

doi:10.1590/1413-81232015211.20502014

Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

Dante R. Culqui
, Ayuso Alvarez Ana
, Cesar V. Munayco
, Quispe Huaman Carlos
, Mayta Tristán Percy
, Campos Juan De Mata Donado

Instituto de Salud Carlos III
University of Health Sciences
Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo de Pueblos Andinos
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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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.

Translated title of the contribution	Características demográficas y de salud de la población Nahua: Población en contacto inicial de la Amazonía Peruana
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-284
Number of pages	12
Journal	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232015211.20502014
State	Published - Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Amazon
Demography
Health vulnerability
Indigenous people
Peru
Public health

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Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

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