Revista de Salud Publica
Volume 20, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 530-538

Lifestyles and health status of migrants in a settlement of barranquilla, Colombia, 2018 [Modos de vida y estado de salud de migrantes en un asentamiento de barranquilla, 2018] (Article) (Open Access)

Fernández-Niño J.A. , Vásquez-Rodríguez A.B. , Flórez-García V.A. , Rojas-Botero M.L. , Luna-Orozco K. , Navarro-Lechuga E. , Acosta-Reyes J.L. , Rodríguez Pérez D.A.
  • a Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • b Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
  • c Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • d Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
  • e Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • f Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • g Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • h Organización Internacional para las Migraciones, Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract

Objective To describe the lifestyles and health status of returning Venezuelan and Colombian migrants in Villa Caracas, Barranquilla, in 2018. Methods Descriptive, cross-sectional study with systematic sampling of dwellings. 229 people over 15 years of age from 90 homes were included. Results Differences were found in the routes to arrive, commuting times and stay in the settlement between Venezuelan and returning Colombian migrants. Housing conditions and access to public services are limited: less than half of the dwellings have access to aqueduct, sewerage and bathrooms. In general, self-reported health status of migrants is very good or good and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases was relatively low, with the exception of high blood pressure. Most of the people who consulted the emergency department reported effective access. Clinically significant depressive symptoms were found in 20% of the surveyed population. Conclusions The migrants of Villa Caracas are under high social vulnerability conditions given their economic and environmental conditions. Despite their lack of enrollment in the Colombian health system, they reported access to emergency care. © 2018, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

social determinants of health Venezuela Cross-sectional studies Colombia Emigration and immigration Vulnerable populations

Index Keywords

lifestyle Life Style human middle aged health status Colombia ethnology Cross-Sectional Studies Young Adult Humans cross-sectional study migrant male Emigrants and Immigrants female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics Venezuela adult
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060866945&doi=10.15446%2frsap.V20n4.75773&partnerID=40&md5=02ef6734e581d99f5e717f403b9c168b
DOI: 10.15446/rsap.V20n4.75773
ISSN: 01240064
Original Language: Spanish