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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
AGUDELO-LONDONO, Sandra M; GIRALDO-VILLA, Adriana and ROMERO-NIETO, Víctor I. Perceived health status of people from the central regionof Colombia: National Health Survey, 2007. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.6, pp.899-911. ISSN 0124-0064.
Objective Determining perceived health status profiles for people aged 6 to 69 years old from the central region of Colombia, based on the 2007 National Health Survey. Method The survey involved 18,683 people aged 6 to 69 years old from the central region of Colombia. Descriptive statistics and multiple correspondence analyses by sub-region were calculated. Significant variables (≤0.05 t-test) for constructing Cartesian plane factor axes were gender, age, educational level, residential area, ethnicity, morbid event reporting and self-perceived health status. Results Three health status typologies were identified: perceived health corresponding to socio-demographic characteristics, morbid event reporting and residential area. People having a job or engaging in academic activities had better health status perception. Indigenous people living in rural areas reported injuries arising from an accident, violence and/or poisoning more frequently than white people living in urban areas. An educated woman had a more negative evaluation of their health status. Agreement was also found for a specific health profile and each sub-region being studied. Conclusions Differences may have been due to self-care, social service access, geographic accessibility and cultural patterns regarding self-reported health status perception. Analyzing greater depth is needed.
Keywords : Health status; morbidity; perception; health status indicator; health survey.