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December 2003, Vol 93, No. 12 | American Journal of Public Health 2032-2036
© 2003 American Public Health Association

LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL MEDICINE

A Social-Medical Approach to Violence in Colombia

Saul Franco, MD, PhD

The author is with the Universidad Nacional de Columbia, Bogatá, Columbia.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Saul Franco, Universidad de Nacional de Columbia, Carrera 14A, #141 A27, Interior 141, Bogatá, Columbia (e-mail: saulfranco{at}hotmail.com).

Violence is the main public health problem in Colombia. Many theoretical and methodological approaches to solving this problem have been attempted from different disciplines. My past work has focused on homicide violence from the perspective of social medicine.

In this article I present the main conceptual and methodological aspects and the chief findings of my research over the past 15 years. Findings include a quantitative description of the current situation and the introduction of the category of explanatory contexts as a contribution to the study of Colombian violence.

The complexity and severity of this problem demand greater theoretical discussion, more plans for action and a faster transition between the two. Social medicine may make a growing contribution to this field.




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