Forty five percent of East Peru residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of three meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average East Peru resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). East Peru residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.
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The average height of East Peru residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Forty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Twenty eight percent of East Peru residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Nine percent of people living in East Peru have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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East Peru residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).
Five percent of East Peru residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty nine percent of people living in East Peru are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Sixteen percent of people living in East Peru have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty eight percent of people in East Peru frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Fifty percent of people living in East Peru use sunscreen.
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Thirty six percent of East Peru residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty seven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Nine percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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East Peru residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Sixty three percent of people living in East Peru have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 2.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of East Peru residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in East Peru were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in East Peru were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in East Peru has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in East Peru 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.
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Sixteen percent of households in East Peru use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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East Peru residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty nine percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Thirty seven percent of East Peru residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twelve percent of East Peru residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty eight percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty eight percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend five hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 0.8 hours per day.
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Eight percent of East Peru residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty eight percent are overweight. Seven percent of people living in East Peru have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Fifty seven percent of births in East Peru were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in East Peru have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.
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People living in East Peru report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of East Peru residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in East Peru are left-handed.
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People in East Peru spend $453 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in East Peru spends $107 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $132 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in East Peru report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty two percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of East Peru population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard.
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Nine percent of East Peru residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Sixteen percent of East Peru residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Thirteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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