[Effects of an educational intervention on plasma levels of LDL cholesterol in type 2 diabetics].

abstract：:The evaluation of the program for enhancing health services showed advances in the building and provision of equipment for the health units, as well as development of additional operative capability until 1991. One of the main characteristics of the evaluation process, was the utilization of the local and state inform...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Lezana-Fernández MA,Alvarez-Lucas CH,Leviz-Cordero A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the mortality trends of cancer attributable to tobacco smoking, particularly lung cancer, for the 1980-1997 period in Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Mortality trends were analyzed for each type of cancer associated to tobacco smoking, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)....

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Tovar-Guzmán VJ,Barquera S,López-Antuñano FJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between the severity of car accident injuries and the use of safety belts. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The unit of observation and analysis was car drivers in the Mexico-Cuernavaca toll highway. Variables included were those of car drivers, the vehicles and the physical environment at the...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Híjar-Medina MC,Flores-Aldana ME,López-López MV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic and demographic transitions have resulted in demographic aging of the Mexican population, increasing the absolute number and percentage of the elderly population. While in 1990, 3.1 million of persons were 65 and older constituting 3.7% of the country's population, these figures are projected to be 1...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ham-Chande R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective::To analyze trends in inequality in financial protection and healthcare in Mexico between 2000 and 2012, using simple and complex measures. Materials and methods::Analysis of national health surveys 2000, 2006 and 2012, generating estimates of absolute and relative gaps and the slope index of inequality usin...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Gutiérrez JP,García-Saisó S,Espinosa-de la Peña R,Balandrán DA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document summarizes the most relevant epidemiologic characteristics of infant and child mortality in Latin America. The gap in infant mortality rates between Latin America and the developed countries is wide and appears to be increasing. In the developed countries, 980 of each 1000 infants survive to the age of...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Behm-Rosas H

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a major public health problem in Latin America (LA) and the most common form of cancer among women. An important variability according to ethnicity/race with respect to incidence/mortality, clinical characteristics, and prognosis is observed throughout LA. In addition, women are more likely to develop...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Amadou A,Torres-Mejía G,Hainaut P,Romieu I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Characterize diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Bogota, Colombia and examine the extent and determinants of patient delay. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Using a census approach we identified 1 106 women with breast cancer. Information was gathered through personal interviews and the review of medical records...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Piñeros M,Sánchez R,Cendales R,Perry F,Ocampo R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the results of the Free Antiretroviral Medication Program of the Mexico City HIV/AIDS Program among the affected population in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted of medical attention, antiretroviral treatment and specialized laboratory results data from 2001 t...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Soler Claudín C

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the price elasticity of the demand for cigarettes in Mexico based on data sources and a methodology different from the ones used in previous studies on the topic. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Quarterly time series of consumption, income and price for the time period 1994 to 2005 were used. A long-run dem...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Olivera-Chávez RI,Cermeño-Bazán R,de Miera-Juárez BS,Jiménez-Ruiz JA,Reynales-Shigematsu LM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (ETB), as well as the impact of PCR results on clinical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a study of nested PCR tests in 45 patients and a review of patient hospital files, calcul...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： García-Elorriaga G,Gracida-Osorno C,Carrillo-Montes G,González-Bonilla C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide evidence on perinatal mental healthcare in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Descriptive and bivariate analyses of data from a cross-sectional probabilistic survey of 211 public obstetric units. RESULTS:Over half (64.0%) of units offer mental healthcare; fewer offer perinatal depression (PND) detecti...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Castro Fd,Place JM,Allen-Leigh B,Rivera-Rivera L,Billings D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical behavior of dengue fever in Mexico has changed, now with the occurrence of hemorrhagic cases. In response to the emergence of such cases, a specific epidemiologic surveillance system has been designed and implemented. This system includes the means to monitor the factors involved in the evolution of the d...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Montesano-Castellanos R,Ruiz-Matus C

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:In this paper, an overview of the quality of care activities undertaken at the General Direction of Medical Services of the Federal District Department is presented. The current standing of the medical services is briefly described, as well as the prevailing Reorientation Program, aimed at improving the quality of the...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Laguna-Calderón J,Salinas-Oviedo C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conceptual and methodological basis of the National Health Survey II (NHS-II) are described and recent advances in multidisciplinary public health research in Mexico, both conceptual and methodological, are synthesized. The design of the NHS-II concentrated on the study of the access, quality of care and health at...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors：

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the mortality risk of fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM2.5-10) particles in the Metropolitan Area of Mon-terrey (MAM). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective ecological time-series analysis (2000-2014) was conducted using total and specific causes of mortality, and daily mean PM2.5 and PM2.5-10. General...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Martínez-Muñoz A,Hurtado-Díaz M,Cruz JC,Riojas-Rodríguez H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the results of a stool work-up protocol in a series of infants and preschoolers with acute diarrhea. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April 1999 and March 2000, among 288 children seen at a pediatric office in Guadalajara, Mexico. The mean age (+/-/SD)...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Larrosa-Haro A,Ruiz-Pérez M,Aguilar-Benavides S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe associations between anemia and hookworm (Necator americanus) infection in hospitalized women in rural Chiapas, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of 68 anemic women (defined as having a hemoglobin level < 10 mg/dl) or with intestinal parasitism, identif...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Brentlinger PE,Capps L,Denson M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Analyze barriers and facilitators of access to prenatal care in pregnant urban adolescents between 15-19 years of age in Santiago, Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Qualitative study based on grounded theory with 17 adolescent mothers. Eleven semi-structured interviews and one focus group were conducted. RESULT:...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Poffald L,Hirmas M,Aguilera X,Vega J,González MJ,Sanhueza G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the risk of psychiatric disorders across three family generations. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The research design corresponds to a "family history study" and is based upon a household survey conducted in 1995, on a representative sample of Mexico City's adult population aged 18 - 65 years (n=1932). Bri...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Caraveo-Anduaga JJ,Nicolini-Sánchez H,Villa-Romero A,Wagner FA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of obstetricians and gynaecologists in reproductive public health policies in Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Combination of quantitative methods (survey, n=467) and qualitative methods (semistructured interview, n=35; focus groups, n=6). RESULTS:The great majority of respondents believe...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Szulik D,Gogna M,Petracci M,Ramos S,Romero M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexico ratified the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 2004 and is obligated to move forward with implementing its provisions, including Article 8 (Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke). The country has already faced opposition from the tobacco industry. This paper addresses industry tactics against toba...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Samet JM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cholera patients and patients with diarrhea of different etiology (controls), treated at Mexican Institute of Social Security medical units in northeast Mexico City, from 1995 to 1998. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cross-sectional analytical study design....

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Vilchis-Guizar AE,Uribe-Márquez S,Pérez-Sánchez PL

更新日期：1999-11-01 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:To estimate the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in two northern Mexican cities. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between February and April 2005, IDUs were recruited in Tijuana (N=222) and Ciudad Juarez (N=206) using respondent-d...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： White EF,Garfein RS,Brouwer KC,Lozada R,Ramos R,Firestone-Cruz M,Pérez SG,Magis-Rodríguez C,Conde-Glez CJ,Strathdee SA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand the health profiles of people with intellectual disability (ID), focusing on the variables that are associated with a poorer health status. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data were collected from the Survey on Disability, Personal Autonomy and Dependency (EDAD 2008) of the Spanish National Statis...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Folch-Mas A,Cortés-Ruiz MJ,Vicens Calderón P,Martínez-Leal R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in the Calakmul municipality of the Campeche State, during two years. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Individuals with skin lesions were evaluated. Aspirates taken from the lesions were cultured, PCR was performed to diagnose the Leishmania species. RESULTS:The culture detected ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Hernández-Rivera MP,Hernández-Montes O,Chiñas-Pérez A,Batiza-Avelar JM,Sánchez-Tejeda G,Wong-Ramírez C,Monroy-Ostria A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is a review of the philosophical analysis surrounding the concept of "humanism" and what it means to be a human being, in relationship to daily life, education and medicine. The authors establish a direct relationship between humanism and bioethics as they relate to the new trends acquired through the develo...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Soberón-Acevedo G,García-Viveros M,Narro-Robles J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00