[User satisfaction among fifteen hospitals in Hidalgo, Mexico].

Background: Quality assessment measures include user and performance evaluations. User satisfaction comprises one of the most important variables in this evaluation. This study is aimed at evaluating the degree of satisfaction among the users of institutional healthcare services by way of the opinions provided thereby.

[The quality of outpatient services in health facilities in Hidalgo, Mexico, from the users' perspective].

Objective: To identify and assess factors associated with the quality of health care in hospital outpatient services within the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, based on a user survey.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional, comparative, analytical study of 15 public hospitals within the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. The sample, which was made up of 9 936 interviewees (power: 85%; significance level: 95%) was randomly selected among users of outpatient services between July 1999 and December 2000.

[Frequency and some mortality risk factors in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, due to neural tube closure defects].

Objective: To calculate the risk of fetal death due to neural tube defects and estimate associated factors in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico.

Material And Methods: Data were abstracted from death certificates registered during 1990-1995 in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. The design was a proportional mortality study, which is considered as a variant of the case control design.