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The Claim

The prevalence of depression among university students in Lima Norte, Lima, Peru, is higher than the prevalence of depression among university students in other parts of Lima, Peru.

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The Short Version

The claim is not supported by the available evidence. Existing studies show depression among university students in Lima Norte, but no reliable study directly compares Lima Norte with other parts of Lima using the same population, instrument, and time frame. Cross-study comparisons from different universities and methods cannot establish that Lima Norte has a higher prevalence.

Caveats

  • Single-university or single-discipline samples from Lima Norte cannot be generalized to all university students in that area.
  • Percentages drawn from different studies are not directly comparable when they use different screening tools, cutoffs, populations, or collection periods.
  • Most stronger sources treat Lima as a whole or compare Lima with other regions, not Lima Norte versus other Lima subareas.

The Receipts

  1. II Estudio de Salud Mental en Universitarios del Consorcio de Universidades del Perú

    Consorcio de Universidades del Perú

  2. Nivel de depresión en estudiantes de enfermería de una universidad privada de Lima Norte

    Cuidado y Salud Pública

  3. Depression in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Journal of Neuropsychiatry (Chile)

  4. Depresión en estudiantes universitarios peruanos durante la pandemia de COVID-19

    Revista Chilena de Neuro-psiquiatría (SciELO)

  5. Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru

    PubMed Central

  6. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students in Lambayeque, Peru

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)

  7. Prevalencia de depresión en estudiantes del quinto año de medicina de una universidad privada de Lima

    Redalyc

  8. Healthier dietary habits are associated with lower depression and anxiety among Peruvian medical students

    PLOS ONE

  9. Niveles de depresión y ansiedad en estudiantes universitarios de Lima metropolitana

    Dialnet / Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (UNMSM)

  10. Índices de depresión en estudiantes universitarios de psicología de la Universidad Privada del Norte

    Alicia / Repositorio CONCYTEC (Peru)

+ 10 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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