HRH Global Resource Center - Mexico

Human Resources for Health and Universal Health Coverage: Fostering Equity and Effective Coverage

Mon, 12 May 2014 20:11:56 +0000

The paper reports on country experiences using an analytical framework that examines effective coverage in relation to the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) of HRH. [from abstract]

Teaching of Evidence-Based Medicine to Medical Students in Mexico: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:59:45 +0000

The main objective of this study was to assess evidence-based medicine learning (knowledge, attitudes and self-reported skills) in undergraduate medical students with a randomized controlled trial. [from abstract]

Non-Physician Providers of Obstetric Care in Mexico: Perspectives of Physicians, Obstetric Nurses and Professional Midwives

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:49:31 +0000

This study compares and contrasts two provider types - obstetric nurses and professional midwives - with the medical model, analyzing perspectives on their respective training, scope of practice, and also their perception and experiences with integration into the public system as skilled birth attendants. [from abstract]

Exploring Health Workforce Inequalities: Case Studies from Three Countries

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:44:32 +0000

With the aim of arriving at a better understanding of specific dimensions of health workforce inequalities in their national contexts, three case studies are presented from Ethiopia, Brazil and Mexico. [from introduction]

Impact of Oportunidades on Skilled Attendance at Delivery in Rural Areas

Tue, 25 May 2010 19:43:52 +0000

The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of Oportunidades (Human Development Program)on skilled attendance at delivery in rural areas through the application of a variety of evaluation techniques, taking advantage of the experimental design implemented for the evaluation of this program in rural areas. [from introduction]

Contracting Private Sector Providers for Public Sector Health Services in Jalisco, Mexico: Perspectives of System Actors

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:31:17 +0000

This paper describes and analyses the perceptions and opinions of managers and workers about the benefits and challenges of the contracting model for health services to private providers that has been in place for almost 10 years in Mexico. [adapted from abstract]

Youth Friendly Pharmacies and Partnerships: the CMS-CELSAM Experience

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:28:52 +0000

The Commercial Market Strategies project (CMS) developed a network of youth-friendly pharmacies to provide reproductive health information and contraceptives to youth in Guanajuato, Mexico. The network involved the commercial sector in providing reproductive health and family planning services, as well as respecting youths’
privacy and reducing their potential embarrassment when obtaining those services. [from abstract]

Impact of Health-Management Training Programs in Latin America on Job Performance

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:53:32 +0000

A study was undertaken in Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador to determine the impact of a management training program on health managers’ job performance. Factors associated with a successful training outcome were training techniques, strengthening of enabling factors, and reinforcement mechanisms. [adapted from abstract]

Participatory Supervision with Provider Self-Assessment Improves Doctor-Patient Communication in Rural Mexico

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:06:25 +0000

In this setting, physicians were already making site visits to clinics to monitor technical standards of care. An intervention was designed to reinforce doctors’ interpersonal communication (IPC) training. Under the intervention, doctors received IPC job aids, self-assessment forms, and tape recorders. They taped themselves during consultations and assessed their skills from the recordings, using the forms and in consultation with their supervisors. The self-assessment form and the supervisor assessment form were modified to be reproduced in this report. [publisher’s description]

Effect of Health Decentralization, Financing and Governance in Mexico

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:39:29 +0000

This cross-sectional study was carried out in four states that were selected according to geopolitical and administrative criteria to identify the effects of decentralization on health financing and governance policies in Mexico from the perspective of users and providers. The report discusses the effect of decentralization on health service providers and community involvement. Data collection was performed using in-depth interviews with health system key personnel and community leaders, consensus techniques and document analyses. [adapted from author]