Prevention of cardiovascular disease based on lipid lowering treatment: a challenge for the Mexican health system.

abstract：:We report the injuries for "E" code in 10191 subjects attending four general hospitals of Mexico City. Seventy-nine per cent of them were males and 29.1 per cent were females. THe highest utilization rate of the care unit was during weekends. Only 14 per cent of the study population were admitted to the hospital. Peop...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Meneses-González F,Rea R,Ruíz-Matus C,Hernández-Avila M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understand what Mexican key stakeholders think about the judicialization of the right to health in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:30 semi-structured interviews were conducted at different settings in Mexico City with representatives of the judiciary, legislative power, Health Sector (HS), pharmaceutical indus...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Cobo-Armijo F,Charvel S,Pelcastre-Villafuerte BE

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an update of knowledge on the role of the vitamin A status in determining child mortality, morbidity and growth. Recent information confirms the earlier conclusion of Beaton et al. that a 23% reduction in young child mortality results following improvements in the vitamin A status. Studies show that the mortal...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ramakrishnan U,Martorell R

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze mortality and incidence for 28 cancers by deprivation status, age and sex from 1990 to 2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The data and methodological approaches provided by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2013) were used. RESULTS:Trends from 1990 to 2013 show important changes in cancer epidemiology i...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Gómez-Dantés H,Lamadrid-Figueroa H,Cahuana-Hurtado L,Silverman-Retana O,Montero P,González-Robledo MC,Fitzmaurice C,Pain A,Allen C,Dicker DJ,Hamavid H,López A,Murray C,Naghavi M,Lozano R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish indicators for food security (FS) in two Colombian municipalities. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In 1999-2000, a descriptive study was carried out in two municipalities of the department of Santander, Colombia, that determined the cost of basic food baskets (BFB), to estimate price indices (PI), their va...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Herrán-Falla OF,Prada-Gómez GE,Patiño-Benavides GA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective::We aimed to explore organ donation and transplantation in Mexico from the point of view of transplantation health professionals. Materials and methods::A qualitative study was carried out. Twenty six organ transplantation health professionals from seven states of Mexico participated. Semi-structured face-to...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Hernández-Ibarra LE,Mercado-Martínez FJ,Martínez-Castañeda A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intoxication produced by Karwinskia humboldtiana presents a neurological picture similar to that of poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome or other polyradiculoneuritis with which it is frequently confused. The purpose of this paper is to report the frequency of this intoxication, by means of the antecedent of ingesti...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Bermúdez-de Rocha MV,Lozano-Meléndez FE,Tamez-Rodríguez VA,Díaz-Cuello G,Piñeyro-López A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the health, labor and social factors which contribute to quitting work in two transnational electronic parts factories in Tijuana, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cohort study of 725 women employed either at a Japanese or an American electronic parts factory in Tijuana was performed between January...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Guendelman S,Samuels S,Ramírez-Zetina M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of several surveys about intrahospitalary infections performed with the same methodology were used to calculate the dimensions of these infections in Mexico. Based on these results, the mortality rate associated with intrahospitalary infections, estimating a five per cent crude mortality, would be 32.1 in ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ponce De León Rosales S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study presents findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) regarding current cigarette smoking and other tobacco epidemic indicators. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The GYTS used a two-stage cluster sample survey to generate representative samples of students aged 12 to 15 years old enrolled in public, p...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Valdés-Salgado R,Thrasher J,Sánchez-Zamorano LM,Lazcano-Ponce E,Reynales-Shigematsu LM,Meneses-González F,Hernández-Avila M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have shown the association between atmospheric pollutants and increase in mortality due to cardiovascular causes, especially in patients with previous cardio-respiratory diseases. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms by which these events take place have not been elucidated. One of the pr...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Riojas-Rodríguez H,Holguin F,González-Hermosillo A,Romieu I

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe knowledge,attitudes and practices in oral health of parents and caregivers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 333 parents and eight caregivers in children's homes in Colombia in 2010 completed questionnaires and participated in focus group interviews.The data was analyzed for frequency using the χ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： González Martínez F,Sierra Barrios CC,Morales Salinas LE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the most frequent alterations in rhythm and cardiac conduction in patients with type 2 diabetes without previous cardiopathy, and to establish the association of this disease with cardiovascular risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Subjects with type 2 diabetes, without cardiopathy antecedents wer...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rodríguez-Morán M,Guerrero-Romero F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe spirometric function and adjustment to foreign prediction equations in Mexican workers claiming work related disability. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We reviewed 5771 spirometries done at the Mexican National Institute of Respiratory Diseases performed with equipment and methods proposed by the American ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Pérez-Padilla JR,Regalado-Pineda J,Vázquez-García JC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the Strategy Results Cycle (SRC), a model that approaches planning as an ongoing cycle of seven phases that continually responds and adapts to existing evidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Reliable sources were used for the preparation of databases and expenditure-costing data for resources needs anal...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rodríguez-García R,Rosenberg H

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the evidence on the relationship between air pollution and an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from Covid-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An adaptation of the Cochrane rapid review methodology was used. The search was performed in PubMed and MedRxiv and was limited until April 28 and 26, respec...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Félix-Arellano EE,Schilmann A,Hurtado-Díaz M,Texcalac-Sangrado JL,Riojas-Rodríguez H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess STI/AIDS risk behaviors and occupational risk factors among adolescent hotel workers in Puerto Vallarta. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Comparative cross-sectional study conducted in 1998, among 288 workers adolescents of 38 hotels in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Variables were collected on working conditions, e...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rasmussen-Cruz B,Hidalgo-San Martín A,Alfaro-Alfaro N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to assess linkages between microclimate and longer-term ENSO-related weather forcing on the week-to-week changes in dengue prevalence in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over a recent decade of dengue observations. MATERIAL AND METHODS:An auto-regressive model to evaluate the role of...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Brunkard JM,Cifuentes E,Rothenberg SJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The right to health and its operational form, as an organized social response to health: the right to health protection, are the mainstay for the global push towards universal health coverage. The path to achieve this goal is particular to each country and relates to the baseline and specific context in relation to wh...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Fajardo-Dolci G,Gutiérrez JP,García-Saisó S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article establishes the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling and household needs influence the complete vaccination status of children. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data from the 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (N= 3530) was used. The data was analyzed using descriptive and multiple logistic reg...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rahman M,Obaida-Nasrin S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi in blood donors from Hospital General Regional (HGRO) of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS per its abbreviation in Spanish). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between October 2001 and January 2002, blood samples were collected from voluntary ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ramos-Ligonio A,Ramírez-Sánchez ME,González-Hernández JC,Rosales-Encina JL,López-Monteon A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the patterns of antimicrobial resistance of organisms isolated from urine cultures at a teaching oncological hospital for adult patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All strains obtained from urine cultures from 1998 to 2005 were included. Mean susceptibilities were obtained for each antimicrobial teste...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Cornejo-Juárez P,Velásquez-Acosta C,Sandoval S,Gordillo P,Volkow-Fernández P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of vaccines and immunization in the prevention of infectious diseases is one of the greatest successes in medicine. In recent years, with access to cutting edge genomic and proteomic technology, it is possible to accelerate the development of new and improved vaccines with better immunogenicity and s...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Mota-Sánchez J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether child dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12, is associated with mental and psychomotor development in Mexican children, respectively, at 24 and 30 months of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Information about neurodevelopment and dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12 at 24 and 30 months of...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Gatica-Domínguez G,Rothenberg SJ,Torres-Sánchez L,Schnaas ML,Schmidt RJ,López-Carrillo L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence, awareness and proportion of adults with an adequate control of hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Blood pressure was measured at 8 352 adults who participated in the Ensanut MC 2016. The adults who reported having diagnosis of hypertension or had systolic blood pressure values (T...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Campos-Nonato I,Hernández-Barrera L,Pedroza-Tobías A,Medina C,Barquera S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 200...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Santos-Guzmán J,Madrigal-Ávila C,Hernández-Hernández JA,Mejía-Velázquez G,Eraña-Rojas IE,Elizondo-Montemayor L,Villela L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the factors associated with open communication between mental health professionals and parents of patients with intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional survey in 759 mental health professionals. The association between the pattern of...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ángeles-Llerenas A,Domínguez-Esponda R,Katz-Guss G,Astudillo-García CI,Rodríguez-Valentín R,Madrigal-de León E,Salvador-Carulla L,Lazcano-Ponce E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVO: To identify tobacco industry's strategies aimed at containing the full adoption of public health policies established by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. DISCUSSION:Tobacco industry interference in the design, adoption and implementation of tobacco control policies has intensified sin...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Madrazo-Lajous A,Guerrero-Alcántara A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of AIDS in Mexico and the frequency of sexually transmitted risks was analyzed in relation to the socioeconomic strata of the patients. The study was based on the obligatory notifications of AIDS received by the Ministry of Health between 1982 and september of 1988. The findings show that AIDS is accumu...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： González Block MA,Liguori AL,Bazúa LF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the characteristics of problems in the health system that present barriers to maternal care, according to their representation and rating by officials in different positions and social contexts. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Workshops were held with state health system officials from Mexican states with hi...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rouvier M,González-Block MA,Becerril-Montekio V,Sesia P,Duarte MB,Flores-Collins E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00