TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisión de la producción académica latinoamericana sobre desigualdades en mortalidad 2007-2014
AU - Rojas-Esguerra, Diego Fernando
AU - Zarama-Tobar, Iris Lamar
AU - Borrero-Ramírez, Yadira Eugenia
AU - Arrivillaga-Quintero, Marcela
N1 - Funding Information:
En concreto, las medidas más usadas en Latinoamérica para el cálculo de la magni- tud de las desigualdades sociales en salud, a través del tiempo, incluyen la medición entre grupos sociales y entre individuos. Estas se presentan en la tabla 6, sin hacer énfasis en la discusión metodológica de las implicaciones de cada uno de estos enfoques de medición.
Funding Information:
Se encontró que la producción sobre desigual-dades/inequidades en salud en la región, para el periodo, ha sido importante; en total hubo 884 artículos publicados en revistas indexadas, cuyos temas correspondían a desigualdades en mortalidad, morbilidad, autopercepción del estado de salud, acceso a servicios de salud, y debates teórico-metodológicos. A partir del 2007 hubo un incremento de la producción académica (figura 1). El 23% de los estudios estuvo dentro del grupo 1 —mortalidad y discusión teórico-metodológica—; el 49 % correspondió a estudios sobre desigualdades en morbilidad por patologías específicas y autopercepción del estado de salud, y el 28% a estudios sobre desigualdad en el acceso a los servicios de salud. La tendencia a lo largo del periodo ha sido de incremento sostenido de la producción académica. Seguramente, el aumento observado a partir del 2007 se re-laciona con los desarrollos liderados desde la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en torno al debate sobre desigualdades en salud de la Comisión de Determinantes Sociales de la Salud (CDSS).
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This article is a literature review on inequalities/inequities in health in Latin America. Scielo and Lilacs databases were reviewed between the years 2000 and 2014. The articles were classified into three categories: mortality and theoretical articles, inequalities in morbidity and self-perception of health condition, and access to health services. We carried out a critical analysis of mortality articles between the years 2007 and 2014, the period with the highest proportion of academic production. More research articles were found in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, especially in universities with emerging collaboration networks. The most used methodologies were theoretical reviews, ecological and cross-section studies, and a prevailing use of the model of social determinants of health of the WHO. The categories used were: social class, economic position, gender, ethnicity/race, and geographical unit. It was concluded that there are gaps between the theoretical discussion and the empirical research, a concentration of production in a few countries, little use of other theoretical approaches, and a need to strengthen collaboration between institutions.
AB - This article is a literature review on inequalities/inequities in health in Latin America. Scielo and Lilacs databases were reviewed between the years 2000 and 2014. The articles were classified into three categories: mortality and theoretical articles, inequalities in morbidity and self-perception of health condition, and access to health services. We carried out a critical analysis of mortality articles between the years 2007 and 2014, the period with the highest proportion of academic production. More research articles were found in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, especially in universities with emerging collaboration networks. The most used methodologies were theoretical reviews, ecological and cross-section studies, and a prevailing use of the model of social determinants of health of the WHO. The categories used were: social class, economic position, gender, ethnicity/race, and geographical unit. It was concluded that there are gaps between the theoretical discussion and the empirical research, a concentration of production in a few countries, little use of other theoretical approaches, and a need to strengthen collaboration between institutions.
KW - Health condition
KW - Health inequalities
KW - Mortality
KW - Social determinants of health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028585371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11144/Javeriana.rgps16-32.rpal
DO - 10.11144/Javeriana.rgps16-32.rpal
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85028585371
SN - 1657-7027
VL - 16
SP - 10
EP - 32
JO - Revista Gerencia y Politicas de Salud
JF - Revista Gerencia y Politicas de Salud
IS - 32
ER -