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Objetivo: Estimar el riesgo de morir por SARS-CoV-2 en el periodo febrero de 2020 a junio de 2022, en función de las desigualdades socioterritoriales existentes en la Ciudad de México. Material y métodos. Análisis retrospectivo de los datos de defunciones por SARS-CoV-2 en la población de la Ciudad de México entre febrero de 2020 y junio de 2022, según la colonia de residencia clasificada en muy bajo, bajo, medio, alto y muy alto desarrollo social, a partir del Índice de Desarrollo Social (IDS) propuesto por el Consejo de Evaluación de la Ciudad de México.

[Organization of the drug supply chain in state health services: potential consequences of the public-private mix].

Objective: To assess the consequences of private outsourcing on the overall supply and filling of prescriptions in state health services.

Material And Methods: The research was conducted using quantitative and qualitative techniques in 13 states. The information was collected through interviews and direct observation.

[Changes in perceived health in war-displaced population, Ayacucho, Peru: 1980-2004].

The current study aims to show the individual and familiar changes in health patterns suffered by indigenous communities which were displaced from their Andean communities to Ayacucho city, Peru, for war-related political reasons, during the period of 1980 and 2004. Information about health self-perception was collected from displaced farmers living in Ayacucho city, and analyzed by using ethnographic research tools in: origin communities; during the displaced process to town, and during the integration process once the war was over in 1993. It was found out that these poor Andean communities had traditionally lived under severe social exclusion conditions, and were characterized by low access to health services and high childhood and maternal mortality rates.

[Socioeconomic inequality and mental health: a Latin American literature review].

This study provides a review of the scientific output in Latin America concerning the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on mental disorders and drug use or addiction. International and regional databases were analyzed. According to the majority of the studies, adults and adolescents with low SES showed increased risk of mental disorders, and alcohol consumption was higher among individuals with high SES, while low SES was associated with alcohol abuse and addiction, although the evidence was less conclusive.

[Displaced people's healthcare use in Bucaramanga, Colombia].

Objective: Analysing the factors and barriers associated with the population displaced by armed conflict using medical services in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Material And Methods: Data from the "Diagnosing the health of both displaced and non-displaced populations in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area" study, designed and executed by the Industrial University of Santander and financed by the Pan-American Health Organisation, analysed medical service use in individuals aged over 15 years. This agreed with Andersen and Newman's model and evaluated the effect of associated factors by means of multiple logistical regression.

[The role of epidemiology in mental disorder research].

Mental disorders, including substance abuse, are part of the Mexican epidemiologic scenario and will remain so during several decades. They may even become more prominent as causes of disease, disability, and death in our country. It is thus imperative to frame appropriate management strategies to curb these problems without delay.

[Prenatal care at the first level of care: characteristics of providers that affect users' satisfaction].

Objective: To assess the satisfaction level attained by prenatal care users in primary health services in Mexico, and to compare the level of satisfaction according to characteristics of the provider and the service.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to analyze data from 217 care provider-user pairs. Interviews were carried out in 95 primary care units in eight Mexican states.