title: Social capital and its relationship to self-perceived health: national health survey in Colombia 2007.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors: Medical Surgeon Doctor of Preventive Medicine & Public Health. Professor in the Department of Public Health - Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla - Atlántico, Colombia . e-mail: rtuesca@uninorte.edu.co.
authors: Rafael de Jesús
authors: Rde J
authors: Tuesca-Molina
authors: Nurse . Master´s in Public Health. Professor in the School of Nursing. Universidad de Sucre. Sincelejo. Sucre, Colombia . email: joseamed01@hotmail.com.
authors: Eustorgio José
authors: EJ
authors: Amed-Salazar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D066270:Social Capital; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cross-sectional; ethnicity; health perception; health status; healthcare disparities; socioeconomic factors