Prevalencia y factores asociados a la adherencia al tratamiento no farmacológico en pacientes con hipertensión y diabetes en servicios de baja complejidad/Prevalence and factors associated with adherence to non-pharmacological treatment of hypertensive and diabetic patients at low complexity services/Prevalência e fatores associados à aderência ao tratamento não-farmacológico em pacientes com hipertensão e diabete em serviços de baixa complexidade

• Published in: Revista de la Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública 2015-05, Vol.33 (2), p.192
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-López, Mérida R, Varela, María T A, Rincón-Hoyos, Hernán, Velasco, Margarita M P, Caicedo, Diana MB, Méndez, Fabián P, Gómez, Olga L G
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 0120-386X; 2256-3334

This study aims to analyze avoidable mortality between 1998 and 2007 in the border states of Northern Mexico to evaluate, indirectly, the quality of the region's health care services. The information on mortality provided by the National Health Information System was analyzed. The unit of analysis was the basic cause of death. The cause was coded in accordance with the ICD-10. Avoidable mortality was classified according to Gomez's death causes catalog. Likewise, an exploratory analysis was conducted which focused on the relationship between avoidable mortality and eligibility and the socioeconomic level of the municipalities in which the deaths took place. The global rate of avoidable mortality was of 350.2 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants in the region. The rates of avoidable mortality by early diagnosis and medical treatment, violence, and HIV/AIDS were 223, 60 and 5 per 1,000 inhabitants respectively. These causes of avoidable mortality showed variations between states in terms of magnitude, eligibility and socio-demographic characteristics.