Julián A Fernández-Niño1, Ana B Vásquez-Rodríguez2, Víctor A Flórez-García3, Maylen L Rojas-Botero4, Karen Luna-Orozco5, Edgar Navarro-Lechuga6, Jorge L Acosta-Reyes7, David A Rodríguez Pérez8. 1. JF: MD. M. Sc. Salud Pública; M. Sc. Bioestadística Ph. D. Epidemiología. Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. aninoj@uninorte.edu.co. 2. AV: Enfermería. M. Sc. Infecciones y Salud en el Trópico. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. abvasquezr@unal.edu.co. 3. VF: Biología. M. Sc. Epidemiología. Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. vfloreza@uninorte.edu.co. 4. MR: Gerencia en Sistemas de Información en Salud. M. Sc. Epidemiología; Ph. D.(c) Epidemiología. Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia. maylenliseth@gmail.com. 5. KL: MD. Esp. Medicina Interna. Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. klunaorozco@gmail.com. 6. EN: MD. M. Sc. Epidemiología. Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. enavarro@uninorte.edu.co. 7. JA: MD. M. Sc. Epidemiología Clínica. Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. acostajl@uninorte.edu.co. 8. DR: MD. Organización Internacional para las Migraciones. Bogotá, Colombia. darodriguez@oim.int.
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.
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.
Authors: Andrés M Murillo-Pedrozo; Eliana Martínez-Herrera; Elena Ronda-Pérez; Andrés A Agudelo-Suárez Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-08 Impact factor: 3.390