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Table 5 Personal capital: Threats to health and wellbeing

From: Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration

 

Total

(n = 1265)*

Non-migrant

(n = 493)

Migrant

(n = 772)

P-Value

Principal threat to the health and wellbeing of the family

0.040

 Illness

855 (67.6%)

322 (65.3%)

533 (69.0%)

 

 Injuries/Accidents

199 (15.7%)

74 (15.0%)

125 (16.2%)

 

 Poor Hygiene/Nutrition

96 (7.8%)

40 (8.1%)

58 (7.5%)

 

 Drugs/Alcohol

49 (3.9%)

29 (5.9%)

20 (2.6%)

 

 Other

64 (5.0%)

28 (5.7%)

36 (4.6%)

 
  1. *Head of household answered for themselves and their family members