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Determinantes sociales de la salud: un análisis desde el contexto colombiano / Social determinants of health: analysis from the colombian context
Carmona-Meza, Zenén; Parra-Padilla, Devian.
Affiliation
  • Carmona-Meza, Zenén; Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena. CO
  • Parra-Padilla, Devian; Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena. CO
Salud UNINORTE ; 31(3): 608-620, sep.-dic. 2015. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: lil-791394
Responsible library: CO332
RESUMEN
Un amplio e interesante desarrollo académico, junto a una creciente preocupación y conciencia, se ha evidenciado durante las últimas décadas respecto a la influencia de los factores sociales, económicos y culturales sobre la salud. El enfoque de los determinantes sociales de la salud (DSS) surgió como un nuevo paradigma en el abordaje de las inequidades en salud (es decir, las diferencias de salud por grupo racial o étnico o por factores socioeconómicos como ingresos y educación) para los hacedores de políticas públicas y la sociedad en general a causa de cierto grado de escepticismo acerca de la idoneidad de los criterios tradicionales de abordaje del proceso salud-enfermedad. Sin embargo, la relación entre los factores sociales y de salud no son sencillos, pues existen múltiples variables que se deben tener en cuenta para establecer posibles relaciones causales entre estos; por lo que hay controversias sobre la fuerza de la evidencia que apoya un papel causal de algunos factores sociales y económicos en el estado de salud. A pesar de la creciente importancia concedida en la actualidad al enfoque de los DSS, para muchos es todavía una perspectiva poco conocida y profundizada. Este artículo revisa la literatura existente hasta el momento y hace un análisis de la implementación de este paradigma en el contexto colombiano.
ABSTRACT
A broad and interesting academic development, along with a growing concern and awareness is evident in recent decades regarding on the influence of social, economic and cultural factors on health. The focus of the social determinants of health (SDH) emerges as a new paradigm in addressing inequities in health (ie, health differences by racial or ethnic group or socioeconomic as income and education factors) for public policy makers and society in general, based on a skepticism regarding the suitability of the traditional criteria of the process approach health-disease. However, the relationship between social factors and health are not simple, as there are many variables that must be considered to establish possible causal relationships between these, so there are controversies about the strength of the evidence supporting a causal role of some social and economic factors on health status. Despite the increasing importance currently conceived with the approach of the DSS, for many it is still a little known and deepened perspective. This article reviews the existing literature so far and makes an analysis of the implementation of this paradigm in the Colombian context.


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health Database: LILACS Aspects: Social determinants of health / Equity and inequality / Patient-preference Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: Spanish Journal: Salud UNINORTE Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Cartagena/CO

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health Database: LILACS Aspects: Social determinants of health / Equity and inequality / Patient-preference Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: Spanish Journal: Salud UNINORTE Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Cartagena/CO
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