Health and the Health Service Use by Women in Urban and Rural Areas in Highly and Extremely Highly Socio-Economically Marginalized Zones of the Chiapas Border Region

This essay analyzes various indicators of health, self-perception of health and health service use among 2,558 women ages 15 to 49 that inhabit urban and rural localities in highly and extremely highly socioeconomically marginalized municipalities on the Chiapas border region. The only ones that do...

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Autores: Estudillo Becerra, María Luisa, Sánchez Pérez, Héctor Javier, Ochoa Díaz-López, Héctor, Freyermuth Enciso, Graciela, Flores Hernández, Jorge Alejandro, Martín-Mateo, Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1220
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1220
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:indigenous women
poverty
morbidity
health services
marginality
individual perception
Chiapas
Mexico
mujeres indígenas
pobreza
morbilidad
servicios de salud
marginalidad
percepción individual
México
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Sumario:This essay analyzes various indicators of health, self-perception of health and health service use among 2,558 women ages 15 to 49 that inhabit urban and rural localities in highly and extremely highly socioeconomically marginalized municipalities on the Chiapas border region. The only ones that do not suffer from such unfavorable socio-economic, health and service use conditions were urban women in highly marginalized areas. The low values observed in the various indicators did not correspond to a greater use of health services, which suggests a low perception of health risks. The authors conclude that it is necessary to evaluate the maternal and child health programs in the region and to conduct research on the perceptions of health risks and their relation to the use of the respective services.