Desigualdades en salud en la norpatagonia argentina: una aproximación desde el enfoque de capacidades

Abstract

Research on the connection between social inequality and health care has burgeoned over the past years. Although Latin America is the continent with the highest asymmetries in income distribution, this does not coincide with the develpment of academic efforts/projects aimed at analysing the impact of socio economic inequality on health/illness/medical care/healthcare processes (PSEAC). Against that backdrop, this work aims to explore inequalities in health from the perspective of Sen’s capabilities approach. We focus especially on functionings achieved in health and nutrition practices and physical activity in populations from different socio economic contexts and cultures. Our empiricaldatais based on a survey carred out in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, in the Argentine North Patagonian region.