BACKGROUND Throughout the world, millions of people living in deprived urban environments with frequent experiences of violence are mentally distressed. There is little evidence about which characteristics of people living in such environments are associated with lower or higher levels of mental distress and how they may cope with experiences of violence. METHODS/DESIGN This study is part of the research project 'Building the Barricades' (ES/S000720/1 ESRC-AHRC GCRF Mental Health 2017), which uses a mixed-method approach. Quantitative and qualitative studies will be conducted in 16 favelas in the area of Maré in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The quantitative study consists of a survey of 1200 randomly selected adults living in Maré and of 200 individuals who frequent the open-use drug sites. The survey will assess sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of different forms of violence, physical and mental health status (including drug use) and active participation in cultural consumption and production. In the qualitative study we will conduct 60 in-depth interviews and 8 focus groups of participants selected from respondents to the survey to assess in more detail their experiences of violence and coping strategies. In order to analyze the quantitative data we will use descriptive statistics and explore associations in uni- and multi-variable analyses. Qualitative data will be subjected to thematic analysis. DISCUSSION This is an exploratory study to identify characteristics and coping strategies that appear to help people to overcome experiences of violence in deprived areas without developing mental distress. The findings could inform policies to reduce mental distress and improve the quality of life of people living in urban areas affected by violence.

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与生活在暴力地区的居民的心理健康和生活质量相关的个人特征和社会文化因素的研究方案。

背景技术在全世界，生活在贫困的城市环境中并经常遭受暴力的数百万人精神受到困扰。几乎没有证据表明生活在这种环境中的人的哪些特征与较低或较高水平的精神痛苦有关，以及他们如何应对暴力经历。方法/设计 本研究是使用混合方法的研究项目“建立路障” (ES/S000720/1 ESRC-AHRC GCRF 心理健康 2017) 的一部分。将在巴西里约热内卢马雷地区的 16 个贫民窟进行定量和定性研究。定量研究包括对 1200 名随机选择的居住在 Maré 的成年人和 200 名经常使用开放式药物场所的人进行的调查。该调查将评估社会人口特征、不同形式的暴力经历、身心健康状况（包括吸毒）以及积极参与文化消费和生产。在定性研究中，我们将进行 60 次深度访谈和 8 个从调查受访者中选出的焦点小组，以更详细地评估他们的暴力经历和应对策略。为了分析定量数据，我们将使用描述性统计并探索单变量和多变量分析中的关联。定性数据将进行专题分析。讨论 这是一项探索性研究，旨在确定似乎可以帮助人们克服贫困地区的暴力经历而不会产生精神痛苦的特征和应对策略。