Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As public health emergencies become more prevalent, it is crucial to identify adverse physical and mental health conditions that may be triggered by natural disasters. There is a lack of data on whether Hurricane Maria in 2017 influenced the disease burden of adults in Puerto Rico.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of chronic diseases and their associated risk factors among adults living in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from 2 previous cross-sectional studies, including the pre-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Assessment on Diet, Lifestyles and Disease (PRADLAD) study, conducted in 2015, and the post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, E

SUBMITTER: Mattei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature