Initial Results of the 2014 Overseas Departments Health Barometer - French Guiana

This report on the health of French citizens in French Guiana provides a summary of the initial findings from the 2014 Overseas Territories Health Barometer. It outlines the island’s sociodemographic data before presenting, in the form of annotated charts, the responses of the 2,000 residents surveyed regarding perceived health, access to information, use of healthcare services, forgoing healthcare, disability, cancer screening, vaccination, mental health, sleep problems, tobacco use and e-cigarette use, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, body weight, physical activity (including swimming ability), accidents, falls, helmet use, first sexual intercourse, and contraceptive practices.

Author(s): Richard Jean-Baptiste, Koivogui Akoi, Carbunar Aurel, Sasson Francine, Duplan Hélène, Marrien Nathalie, Lacapere François, Pradines Nadège, Beck François

Publishing year: 2015

Pages: 12 p.

Format/Duration: 21 x 29.7 cm

Ref: W-0124-001-1506

Collection: Health Barometers

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