Biomedical subjects

Enrique Villarreal Ríos

Publications and source records attributed to Enrique Villarreal Ríos.

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PubMed2006

[Cost of caring for the diabetic-hypertensive patient in primary care].

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost of caring for the diabetic-hypertensive patient in primary care. DESIGN: A cost analysis carried out in family medicine units in Mexico. SETTING: Family medicine units in Mexico. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with diabetes and hypertension. MEASUREMENTS: Include the profile of use of the services and the cost of the care. The profile is defined as the average annual use of primary care services, the unit cost is calculated by reason for use in each of the services used, taking the fixed and variable consumables into account; the average cost by reason for care is calculated from use-cost ratio and the mean annual cost from the total average cost by reason for the care. RESULTS: The mean annual cost in the family doctor clinic was euro180.65 (95% confidence interval [CI], 168.31-193), in the laboratory, euro48.99 (95% CI, 44.85-53.18), and in the rest of the primary care services, euro41.33 (95% CI, 30.19-52.46). The mean annual primary care cost per patient was euro271 (95% CI, 243.36- 298.65). CONCLUSION: The primary care costs of the diabetic-hypertensive patient are concentrated in the family doctor and laboratory services.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗

PubMed2004

Resource allocation equity in northeastern Mexico.

Currently, the population health needs are unlimited, but allocation of financial resources is not in accordance with these needs, probably due to the lack of specific information. In this work, we propose a new approach to allocate resources with equity as a tool for decision-making in planning. The grade of equity in resource allocation in decentralized management medical areas (DMMAs (AMGD, for its initials in Spanish)) was determined; these are limited geographical areas of a social security institution in three states of the northeastern region of Mexico. The areas with more health needs in the global index were DMMA no. 12 in Tamaulipas with a Z-score (ZS) of -5; area no. 3 in Coahuila with -4; and area no. 9 in Nuevo Leon, no. 16 and no. 17 in Tamaulipas with -2. Equity was measured according to the degree of concordance between the health needs index and the per capita health expenditure of each area: (r = 0.19, P > 0.05). Low concordance was found between these variables in the studied medical areas.

Health Care Rationing↗

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[Differences in the use of family planning methods by adolescent females according to the education model utilized during pregnancy. Monterrey, Mexico].

BACKGROUND: The objective was to compare the use of family planning methods during the immediate postpartum period and two years following childbirth among the adolescent females who had followed two different intervention programs during their pregnancies. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was designed. A total of 62 pregnant adolescents were selected to comprised two intervention groups, the PRECEDE model and the Health Belief model (MCS) groups. Non-parametric statistical tests were employed and 95% confidence intervals estimated. RESULTS: The average starting knowledge in the MCS groups was 69.12 points (95% CI 63.27-74.97) and ending 89.71 points (95% CI 86.24-93.17), while the starting knowledge for the PRECEDE group was 49.39 points (95% Cl 42.24-56.54) and ending 75.25 points (95% CI 71.12-79.38). IN the immediate postpartum, 93% (95% CI 83.5-100) of the adolescents in the PRECED group accepted the use of a family planning method similar to that employed by the MCS group, of 94.2 (95% CI 86.3-100). As regards the continued use of the method, that is, two years later, the PRECEDE strategy had a greater effect that the MCS strategy, respectively 92% (95% Cl 82-100) and 72% (95% CI 56.9-87.1). CONCLUSIONS: A difference was found to exist between models as regards the use of family planning methods 2 years following childbirth. The PRECEDE program is proposed as the education strategy for preventing a second pregnancy among adolescent females.

Adolescent↗

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[Pattern of use of the prenatal, childbirth and puerperium care services at a Mexican Social Security Institution].

BACKGROUND: Maternal health is a priority in the Mexican health system, the proper planning and organization of the resources, as well as the use of the maternity care services suited to the needs of pregnant women therefore being of importance. This study is aimed at determining the pattern of use of the prenatal, childbirth and puerperium care services at a Mexican social insurance institution. METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted of 403 women involved in an obstetrical medical event, with the exception of those whose clinical file was not located or who were treated at a subdistrict hospital providing a low degree of coverage of obstetrical events and in a third-level hospital. An analysis was made as to the type and frequency of use of the healthcare services in the prenatal stage, the childbirth care provided up to the immediate puerperium and the advanced puerperium stage. The information was taken from the clinical file, both at the second-level hospital as well as in family medicine and, if required, at the third-level hospital. RESULTS: 90.8% were women whose pregnancies ended in vaginal birth or cesarean section, their prenatal care visits averaging 6.2 +/- 4.1. Prenatal care was started during the first three months by 48.6%, whilst 27.3% came in for visits 7 or more times. A total 22.4% showed both characteristics. The average number of days of hospitalization was 1.8 +/- 0.9 days. During the puerperium, office visits averaged 1.2 +/- 0.4. CONCLUSIONS: Less than one fourth of the population studied kept the prenatal care appointments as should have been, mention being made of areas of opportunity in childbirth care.

Abortion, Induced↗