COVID-19 and the adequacy of antenatal care among Indigenous women: A retrospective crossover analysis.

Background: Often marginalized and disadvantaged by systems of oppression, Indigenous populations commonly face significant barriers to accessing adequate antenatal care (ANC). The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on healthcare systems worldwide, including on the provision of antenatal care; this was especially so for Indigenous communities in many regions. As such, our study aimed to estimate the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and adequate ANC received by Indigenous women in Chiapas, Mexico.

Reduction in contraceptive use during the COVID-19 pandemic among women in an indigenous Mexican community: a retrospective crossover study.

Background: Being indigenous, being a woman, and living in poverty are social determinants that contribute to reduced access to healthcare, including reproductive health services. The COVID-19 pandemic might have exacerbated this lag.

Objective: This study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the contraceptive use of a group of indigenous Mexican women and adolescents in their community.

Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Severe Obesity in Adults.

Background: In the last decades, obesity in general, including severe obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m), has increased disproportionately around the world, especially in low-income and lower-middle income regions.

Aims: To analyze sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with severe obesity in Mexico, as well as their associated factors.

Methods: A secondary analysis was carried out from the 2018-19 National Health and Nutrition Survey.