Abstract

TIRADO OTALVARO, Andrés Felipe  and  CORREA ARANGO, marta Elena. AVAILABILITY OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION TO THE PROGRAMS OF PROMOTION AND PREVENTION ESTABLISHED BY THE RESOLUTION 412 OF 2000. Investig. andina [online]. 2009, vol.11, n.18, pp.23-36. ISSN 0124-8146.

Introduction: indigency in Colombia has increased significantly because of problems such as displacement, unemployment, drug dependency and the inability of the State to formulate social policies that respond to this reality. This research describes as the homeless of Medellin, go to the promotion and disease prevention programs established by resolution 412 of 2000, in order to generate information for improving their health care. Methods: cross sectional descriptive study type. n = 372 individuals attending the care program for street people. It was marked demographically the population and the variables of interest were analyzed through X², OR (95%) and p <0.05. Results: care programs for tuberculosis, immunization, sexually transmitted infections, and care during childbirth are the most demanded by this population, however, economic problems, lack of interest and poor attention of medical personnel are important reasons for abandoning them. The belief is not about the free health care (OR = 3.39) and no free program advocacy and prevention (OR = 1.32), are all factors associated with the non attendance of this population to those programs. Discussion: 76% of respondents know their rights in health, a situation that favors the demand but a lack of ownership, coupled with the aggressive attitude on the demand of the resident population of street, the design of the forms of health care that come in clear contradiction with the sense of immediate lifestyle of this population and the lack of professionals about the approach of this population, hinders that process.

Keywords : public health; health promotion; primary prevention; homeless persons; primary health care; health services accessibility.

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