Percepción de las condiciones de vida y salud en Girardot, Cundinamarca, según la Encuesta Multipropósito 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding the social dynamics and health status of population groups has been a challenge for public health. The perception of the current living conditions of the population of the municipality of Girardot, allow us to know the subjective level of the reality of the inhabitants and to what extent these affect the quality of life and health in a positive or negative way. Objective: To determine the perception of the living and health conditions of the population of Girardot, Cundinamarca, based on the results of the EM-2017. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out, where chapters E: Household composition and demography, F: Health, and L: Perception of living conditions and institutional performance of the EM-2017 were analyzed. The population of the base studied in this document was 2,954 people (981 households). The analysis included demographic descriptions of the sample and bivariate associations. Results: Between 2014 and 2017, the most frequently referred diseases or health problems were cardiovascular and hypertension (11.6%), 81.9% received periodic medical attention for all diseases. 40.4% of the heads of households surveyed considered that the hospitals and health centers in Girardot worsened. 45.2% considered that surveillance and security worsened. Discussion: According to the results obtained, the highest age range according to the life course is adulthood, followed by old age, these demographic transformations in Girardot are very important for the planning of protection and social security policies of the inhabitants . The surveyed population is not considered poor, but there is a perception that “that income 3 is only sufficient for minimum expenses”, however, a quarter of the sample was considered poor and that household income is only sufficient for minimum expenses. Conclusions: The analysis of the variables made it possible to determine that for the surveyed population health can be interpreted as the absence of disease. But factors such as age, gender, affiliation to the SGSSS, living conditions and socioeconomic aspects intervene in the perception of the quality of life in general. In the municipality of Girardot, inequities persist in the SGSS, which are reflected in a minimal proportion of unaffiliated and affiliated people to the subsidized regime. This aspect influences the state of health and the morbidity felt. In turn, the perception of public equipment in hospitals and health centers is seen (in a high proportion) in a worse state and the same as 5 years ago. Keywords: Health Status, Social Perception, Social Conditions, Population Characteristics, Public Policy (Source: MeSH).