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This data brief describes data collected in Cali, Colombia about the economic dynamic and socioeconomic conditions of street vendors in the city. The study was conducted between 2014 and 2016 in two populated sites in terms of formal and informal commerce in the city. We present the methodology followed in the study, location of street vending sites and type of data collected to approximate to the economic dimension of street vending. Data collected contains information about sociodemographic characteristics, life satisfaction, business operation and characteristics, income and expenses, official license for operation. This information is linked to the publication (Martinez et al., 2017) [1].

This paper assesses whether two factors of wellbeing, social capital (interpersonal trust and social networks) and subjective well-being are associated with frequent mental distress and if there are any mediating effects by gender in a city of high urban violence. This paper relies on data that comes from a sample of over 1300 people representative by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic breakdown of the city of Cali in Colombia, which was collected in 2017 through face-to-face surveys. Our study uses logistic regression with fixed-effects at the district level to control for unobserved time-invariant factors. At the individual level, our analyses account for social and demographic context variables. The dependent variable is mental distress, defined as having 14 or more days feeling mentally ill in the previous 30-day period. Independent variables of interest are “interpersonal trust in unknown people” measured in a scale 0–10 and, social networks measured using the number of family members and close friends and subjective well-being through a question about life satisfaction in a scale 0–10. We find risk factors for mental health distress were low trust in unknown people, low life satisfaction, high levels of depression, living in cohabitation, being female, not having children, and living in middle socio-economic status. The odds of feeling mentally ill decreased as trust in unknown people increased by each unit in the trust scale (OR: 0.92). There were gender differences, with women's mental health being less likely to be affected by lack of interpersonal trust (OR: 0.94) than men (OR: 0.76). Our study suggests that actions aimed at fostering interpersonal trust in unknown people could positively affect mental health distress for both males and females. In the context of high urban violence, our study shows that men are more likely to benefit from such actions.

Obesity and frequent mental and physical distress are often associated with major health problems. The characteristics of the urban environment, such as homicide rates and public goods provision, play an important role in influencing participation in physical activity and in overall mental health. This study aimed to determine whether there was a relationship between homicide rates and public goods provision on the health outcomes of the citizens of Cali, Colombia, a city known for its high urban violence rate and low municipal investment in public goods. We used a linear probability model to relate homicide rates and public goods provision (lighted parks, effective public space per inhabitant, and bus stations) at the district level to health outcomes (obesity and frequent mental and physical distress). Individual data were obtained from the 2014 CaliBRANDO survey, and urban context characteristics were obtained from official government statistics. After controlling for individual covariates, results showed that homicide rates were a risk factor in all examined outcomes. An increase in 1.0 m of public space per inhabitant reduced the probability of an individual being obese or overweight by 0.2% (95% confidence interval (CI) = - 0.004 to - 0.001) and the probability of frequent physical distress by 0.1% (95% CI = - 0.002 to - 0.001). On average, the presence of one additional bus station increased the probability of being obese or overweight by 1.1%, the probability of frequent mental distress by 0.3% (95% CI = 0.001-0.004), and the probability of frequent physical distress by 0.02% (95% CI = 0.000-0.003). Living in districts with adequate public space and lighted parks lowers the probability of being obese and high homicide rates, which are correlated with poor health outcomes in Cali, Colombia. Investments in public goods provision and urban safety to reduce obesity rates may contribute to a better quality of life for the population.

Introducción. El gobierno propuso posicionar a Colombia como un destino turístico de salud y bienestar, siendo uno de los objetivos aumentar los niveles de competencia del inglés en los profesionales de la salud. Esto se relaciona con la meta, para 2014, del Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) de que 20% de los graduados deberían clasificar en nivel intermedio o superior en inglés.Objetivos. Analizar el cumplimiento de la meta establecida por el MEN para los graduandos de los programas de medicina.Materiales y métodos. Aproximación descriptiva y estadística (pruebas de proporciones paramétricas y no paramétricas) que empleó datos de la prueba Saber Pro (2011-2015) para los programas de medicina de las instituciones de educación superior de carácter académico universitario.Resultados. El porcentaje global de estudiantes que cumplió la meta (28.6%) fue satisfactorio; sin embargo, solo 18 de 43 (37.2%) programas de medicina la cumplieron.Conclusiones. El nivel de inglés de los potenciales graduados de los programas de medicina está alineado con la meta del gobierno. No obstante, hay mucho por mejorar si se tiene en cuenta que cerca del 70% de los futuros graduados de los programas de medicina no alcanza un nivel intermedio o superior en esta competencia.

Resumen: Con el objetivo de analizar si los graduados de los programas de Economía en Colombia han cumplido con la meta de bilingüismo que el Gobierno propuso para el 2014, se emplea una aproximación descriptiva y estadística (pruebas de proporciones paramétricas y no paramétricas) utilizando los resultados del módulo de inglés de las pruebas Saber Pro (2011-2015). Se encontró que, a nivel nacional, 54 de 61 programas no cumplieron la meta y que solo 7 de los 21 programas acreditados en el país la cumplieron.

En línea) e009 RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar si se cumplió la meta del Gobierno de Colombia para el 2014 de que el 20 % de los graduandos de programas de enfermería de las instituciones colombianas de educación superior se clasifiquen en nivel intermedio o superior en inglés. Metodología: se emplearon los resultados del módulo de inglés de la base de datos de las pruebas Saber Pro del Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016). Los niveles de calificación de este módulo son adaptados del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia. Para inferir respecto al logro de la meta de la política se realizaron pruebas de proporciones paramétricas y no paramétricas. Adicionalmente, se hicieron ajustes sobre el valor p. Resultados: ningún programa cumplió estadísticamente con la meta. Sin embargo, cuando solo se realizó la prueba de comparación de proporciones paramétrica y no paramétrica (sin corrección por hacer múltiples comparaciones), el programa de la Universidad del Valle, sede Cali, sí la cumplió. Conclusión: la meta propuesta por el Programa de Fortalecimiento al Desarrollo de Competencias en Lenguas Extranjeras para Artículo de Investigación Evaluación del nivel de inglés en los programas de enfermería en Colombia: 2011-2016 Evaluation of the English level in Colombian nursing programs: 2011-2016 Julio-César Alonso-Cifuentes; Daniela Estrada-Nates; Brigitte-Vanessa Mueces-Bedón Cómo citar este artículo Alonso-Cifuentes Julio-César; Estrada-Nates Daniela; Mueces-Bedón Brigitte-Vanessa. Evaluación del nivel de inglés en los programas de enfermería en Colombia: 2011-2016. Revista Colombiana de Enfermería, 2019, v. 18, n. 2, e009.Evaluación del nivel de inglés en los programas de enfermería en Colombia: 2011-2016 | Julio-César Alonso-Cifuentes; Daniela Estrada-Nates; Brigitte-Vanessa Mueces-Bedón e009 el 2014 no se cumplió en el caso de los estudiantes de enfermería evaluados; solo el 2,36 % alcanzó el nivel B+ ese año. Además, se encuentran rezagados respecto a los programas de medicina, economía y administración de empresas. Palabras ABSTRACT Objective: To determine if universities' nursing programs reached the goal established in 2014 by the Colombian government of having 20% of higher education graduates reaching an intermediate or superior level in English. Methods: The research used a descriptive and statistical approach (parametric and non-parametric tests) using the data of nursing students in Higher Education Institutions who took Saber Pro test (2011 -2016). The grades of this module are adapted to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. In order to make inferences in respect to the achievement of the government's goal, parametric and non-parametric proportionality tests were carried out. Additionally, adjustments were made to the p-value to avoid the bias that results from generating a joint conclusion from joining results of an individual test. Results: No nursery program met the statistical goal. However, Universidad del Valle's nursing program met the...