Ethnic inequalities in health intervention coverage among Mexican women at the individual and municipality levels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using data from Mexico, the country with the largest indigenous population in Latin America, we describe ethnic inequalities in coverage with women's health interventions at individual and municipal levels.

Methods

Cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2018 and the Mexican Intercensal Survey 2015. We selected five outcomes: modern contraceptive use, content-qualified antenatal care (ANCq), and skilled birth attendant (SBA) for women aged 15-49 years; Pap smear test and mammogram among women aged 25-64 and 40-69 years respectively. Municipalities were classified into three groups by the percentage of indigenous population: <10%, 10% - 39%, and ≥40%. We calculated crude and adjusted coverage ratios (CR) and 95% confidence int

SUBMITTER: Armenta-Paulino N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649218 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature