Theory in postgraduate’s research School of Public Health, Valle University, Colombia, 1990-2004

Authors

  • Gustavo Cabrera A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.2478

Keywords:

theory, models, public health

Abstract

Objective: to provide evidence about the utilization of theories and theoretical models in the postgraduate research carried out by the School of Public Health, University of Valle, in Cali, Colombia. Methodology: in March 2005, the total amount of 540 reports and theses submitted between 1965 and 2004 to get master’s degree in the School were analyzed. Based on a set of established criteria and using a questionnaire previously designed and applied, a trained reviewer recorded the variables defined for this study. Results: 405 reports and theses submitted between 1990 and 2004 (75% of the universe) were included in this study; most of them were focused on public health (33%) and health management (31%), followed by those devoted to occupational health (20%) and epidemiology (16%). The major amount based on a quantitative focus were present in the last two types of studies. In reports, 52% included a theoretical framework, 27% a conceptual framework and 14% a referential framework. A total of 33 (8%) out of 405 reports included a theory or a theoretical model, but only 3 (0.7%) developed them in-depth. Conclusions: the use of theories and theoretical models in public health for purposes of thematic, methodological and analytical orientation in the analyzed studies is low; and a very low rigor is also noticeable when using this theoretical basis.
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Author Biography

Gustavo Cabrera A.

THEORETICAL BASES AND USE OF MODELS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

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Published

2010-02-15

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Cabrera A. G. Theory in postgraduate’s research School of Public Health, Valle University, Colombia, 1990-2004. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2010 Feb. 15 [cited 2025 Mar. 4];27(3):1-5. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/2478

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