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Public health services and their relationship with rapid HIV test utilization and access for key populations in Morelos, Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (4), 2015
Objective. In 2009, 4 749 rapid HIV tests were run in Morelos, Mexico, despite lacking evidence on their results. This article seeks to analyze how public health organization relates to utility of rapid HIV test among healthcare users. Materials and methods. Joint study: comparison of differences in appl...

Use of Oral Health Services in Elderly Population in Colombia: Paradoxes and Controversies

This study aims to analyze the prevalence of use of oral health services in elderly population in Colombia according to selected socio-demographic and health outcomes. Cross-sectional analysis with information for 2650 subjects > 65 years provided by the 2007 National Public Health Survey. Variables: Use...

La toma de la muestra de Papanicolaou en población indígena migrante en el noroeste de México: el caso del programa "Dile a una amiga"
The Pap test in indigenous migrants in northwestern Mexico: the case of the "Tell a friend" program

Salud pública Méx; 57 (1), 2015

Lack of access and continuity of adult health care: a national population-based survey

OBJECTIVE To describe the lack of access and continuity of health care in adults.METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study was performed on a sample of 12,402 adults aged 20 to 59 years in urban areas of 100 municipalities of 23 states in the five Brazilian geopolitical regions. Barriers to the ac...

A snapshot of cancer in Chile: analytical frameworks for developing a cancer policy

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
INTRODUCTION: The South American country Chile now boasts a life expectancy of over 80 years. As a consequence, Chile now faces the increasing social and economic burden of cancer and must implement political policy to deliver equitable cancer care. Hindering the development of a national cancer policy i...

Medical tourism in the caribbean region: a call to consider environmental health equity

West Indian med. j; 62 (3), 2013
Medical tourism, which is the intentional travel by privatepaying patients across international borders for medical treatment, is a sector that has been targeted for growth in many Caribbean countries. The international development of this industry has raised a core set of proposed health equity benefits...

A epidemia de AIDS no Brasil e as desigualdades regionais e de oferta de serviço
The AIDS epidemic in Brazil and differences according to geographic region and health services supply

Cad. saúde pública; 26 (12), 2010
The aim of this study was to identify different profiles in the AIDS epidemic in Brazil by relating them to the health sector’s organization, situations involving increased risk of infection, and the degree of implementation of the response by health services. The Brazilian municipalities (counties) we...

Perspectivas da investigação sobre determinantes sociais em câncer
Prospects of research on social determinants in cancer

Physis (Rio J.); 18 (3), 2008
As diferenças socioeconômicas têm reflexos no perfil epidemiológico de câncer, no que diz respeito a incidência, mortalidade, sobrevida e qualidade de vida após o diagnóstico. Neste artigo examinam-se as disparidades da ocorrência de câncer na população brasileira e sintetizam-se evidências ...

Eqüidade na alocação de recursos do sistema único de saúde: uma avaliação através da utilização de uma cesta de indicadores de desigualdade social entre os estados brasileiros
Equity in the allocation of resources of the single health system: an evaluation through the use of a basket of indicators of social inequality between the Brazilian states

INTRODUÇÃO: O presente trabalho de pesquisa pretende, a partir da análise de indicadores de desigualdade social e de saúde de uso corrente, analisar a sua correlação com a alocação de recursos federais destinados ao custeio da assistência à saúde, entre os vários estados brasileiros. Pressup...