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Introducción: Las universidades tienen constitucionalmente consagrado un principio de autonomía que les permite desarrollar servicios de salud. Objetivo: Determinar los factores por los que los jóvenes utiliza los servicios de salud de la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Materiales y métodos: Se analizó estudiantes de pregrado entre 16 y 27 años, que usaron los servicios de salud al menos una ocasión en el periodo comprendido entre el 13 de enero de 2016 al 31 de julio de 2017 a través de una encuesta de 26 preguntas. Resultados: Los costos, hábitos, profesionales y entorno de los jóvenes,  además de las campañas de promoción y prevención de salud fueron determinantes para el uso de los servicios. Conclusión: Una política universitaria que promueva el uso de los servicios asistenciales que brindan los centros educativos, fomenta la creación de una cultura del autocuidado y un cambio estructural en la construcción de un estilo de vida saludable en los estudiantes, lo que no implica prescindir del sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud.

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Pediatric tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease and a hidden global epidemic. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis mortality in children under 15 years of age in Colombia in the period 2010–2018. A longitudinal descriptive study was conducted. The variables sex, age groups, and origin were studied. This study had 260 cases for analysis and was carried out in three phases. The first phase was the determination of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The second phase was the construction of indicators by territorial entities. The third phase was stratification into four epidemiological situations according to the mortality rate and years of life lost. The median age was 7 years (range 0–1 4), 66.5% of cases were pulmonary tuberculosis (97,7% without bacteriological confirmation), 14.3781 years of life lost were recorded (95% CI: 142.811–168.333), and in children under 10–14 years, the loss was 110,057. Amazonas had the highest adjusted YLL rate (3979.7). In total, 36,4% of the territories had a high mortality, and 30,3% adjusted to the situation designated as 1. This is the first study that has used composite indicators to address the problem of premature mortality from childhood tuberculosis in Colombia. Our results allow us to specify that this disease remains a challenge for public health. It requires models of care and differential strategies by region. It also requires ensuring opportunities in diagnosis with sensitive methods, as well as intersectoral work for the optimal approach.

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