Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of young people in focus groups and arts workshops

Focus groups
Buenos AiresBogotáLimaTotal
Age group
 Adolescents13 (48%)9 (50%)14 (54%)36 (51%)
 Young adults14 (52%)9 (50%)12 (46%)35 (49%)
Education level completed
 Primary school17 (63%)9 (50%)14 (54%)40 (56%)
 Secondary school4 (15%)6 (33%)9 (35%)19 (27%)
 Higher/technical education6 (22%)3 (12%)9 (13%)
 Other3 (17%)3 (4%)
Previous experience of anxiety and/or depression
 Yes17 (63%)14 (78%)18 (69%)49 (69%)
 No10 (37%)4 (22%)8 (31%)22 (31%)
Previous experiences with mental health treatment of those who reported previous experience of anxiety and/or depression
 Yes9 (53%)11 (79%)7 (39%)27 (55%)
 No8 (47%)3 (21%)11 (61%)22 (45%)
Arts workshops
Age group
 Adolescents9 (45%)11 (30%)9 (53%)29 (39%)
 Young adults11 (55%)26 (70%)8 (47%)45 (61%)