Depression and Health Self-perception: Associations Within the Isolated Mennonite Population in South Brazil

The Mennonite population suffered several bottlenecks due to religious/political persecution, increasing the frequency of diseases with a strong genetic component. We evaluated health self-perception in 430 Mennonites from South Brazilian settlements (two rural, one urban), along with life habits, x...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020-12, Vol.22 (6), p.1265-1272
Main Authors: Boldt, Michele Christie, Oliveira, Luana Caroline, Kretzschmar, Gabriela Canalli, Meissner, Caroline G., Mallmann, Mariana B., da Silveira, Jocelaine Martins, Lopes, Fabiana Leão, Boldt, Angelica B. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Comparative Law
Depression (Psychology)
Disease
Genetics
Habits
Health
Health surveys
International & Foreign Law
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mennonites
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Multivariate analysis
Oppression
Original Paper
Pain
Perception
Perceptions
Private International Law
Psychometrics
Public Health
Quantitative psychology
Self concept
Self evaluation
Self image
Sociology
Urbanism
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Summary:The Mennonite population suffered several bottlenecks due to religious/political persecution, increasing the frequency of diseases with a strong genetic component. We evaluated health self-perception in 430 Mennonites from South Brazilian settlements (two rural, one urban), along with life habits, xenobiotic exposure, and chronic ilnesses, using a modified version of the 2013 Brazilian National Health Survey and eight psychometric tests (applied in 2016–2018). Mennonites from rural settlements considered their health worse (P 
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-020-01046-x