Examinando por Materia "Health status"

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    Factors associated to risk of malnutrition amongst elderly women in low-income communities.
    (2012-11-01) Virtuoso Júnior, Jair Sindra; Tribess, Sheilla; Romo Perez, Vicente; Oliveira Guerra, Ricardo
    Objective: The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and the factors associated with the risk of malnutrition in elderly women. Methods: The study deals with a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 222 women in the age group from 60 to 96 years of age. An interview was carried out containing socio-demographic variables, clinical conditions, and behavioral aspects. The statistical analysis was accomplished via calculation of the respective prevalence ratios (PR) in the Poisson regression, p<0.05. Results: A prevalence of 33.8% (n=75) of women, considered with a malnutrition risk or undernourished, which started from the hierarchical multivariate analysis, was identified. A significant association with the age group ranging from 70 to 79 years of age (PR=2.1; CI 95%: 1.3-6.7), low education level (PR=3.1; CI 95%: 1.0-11,6), living with other people (PR=2.0; CI 95%: 1.0-4.6), the presence of depressive symptomatology (PR=2.1; CI 95%: 1.0-7.1), absence of administration of medication (PR=3.0; CI 95%: 1.1-7.6), having had some food privation along their lives (PR=3.1; CI 95%: 1.3-9.6), and with less than 75% of the time of physical activity in their leisure time (PR=2.0; CI 95%: 1.0- 4.7) were found. Conclusion: There is a high percentage of elderly women in situation of malnutrition risk, and the associated factors to the condition suggests a complex causal net in the determination of the nutritional state.
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    Social capital and relationship with self-rated health. National health survey in Colombia 2007.
    (2014-06-12) Tuesca Molina, Rafael de Jesús; Amed Salazar, Eustorgio José
    Objective: To analyze the self-reported perceived health related to socio-demographic characteristics, social health inequalities and social capital in Colombia. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional design; data was obtained from the National Health Survey of Colombia 2007. Independent variables: socio-demographic characteristics; component variables: social health inequality and social capital. Dependent variable: self-reported health. Analysis of the relationship used logistic regression through OR and its confidence interval. Results: The determinant factors for a negative health perceptions are related to being a female (OR: 0.49 [0.47 to 0.52]), and in both genders being older than 37 years of age (OR: 0.72 [0.61 to 0.85]), living without a partner, black ethnicity, indigenous women (0.80 [0.69 to 0.94] and low economic incomes. Discussion: The relationship between social determinants and social capital in the perception of health shows inequities and indirectly reflects the level of health. Given the policies and the model of health, requires a rational adjustment of the goals, programs, and national and regional strategies with the object of improving the demand and quality of services. Objetivo: Analizar la percepción de salud relacionada con características sociodemográficas, las desigualdades sociosanitarias y el capital social en Colombia. Métodos: Los datos provenientes de la Encuesta nacional de salud de Colombia 2007. Variables independientes: características sociodemográficas y variables componentes: desigualdad sociosanitaria y capital social. Variable dependiente percepción del estado de salud. Análisis de la relación mediante regresión logística a través de la OR y su intervalo de confianza. Resultados: Los factores determinantes para una percepción negativa de salud están relacionados con ser mujer (OR: 0.49 [0.47-0.52]), para hombres y mujeres ser mayor de 37 años (OR: 0.72 [0.61-0.85]), vivir sin pareja, ethnicidad negro/a; indígena en mujeres (0.80 [0.69-0.94] y bajos ingresos económicos. Discusión: La relación entre los determinantes sociales y el capital social en la percepción de salud muestra inequidades y reflejan indirectamente el nivel de salud; dadas las políticas y el modelo de salud se requiere un ajuste racional de las metas y programas y estrategias nacionales y regionales con el objeto de mejorar la demanda y la calidad de los servicios.