Citation

Viviescas-Vargas DP, Idrovo AJ, López-López E, Uicab-Pool G, Herrera-Trujillo M, Balam-Gómez M, Hidalgo-Solorzano E. Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP 2013; 47(4): 781-787.

Vernacular Title

Cobertura efectiva del manejo de la violencia contra mujeres en municipios Mexicanos: límites de la métrica.

Affiliation

Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, CuernavacaMorelos, México, dipaviva@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

10.1590/S0080-623420130000400002

PMID

24310672

Abstract

The study estimated the effective coverage of health services in primary care for the management of domestic violence against women in three municipalities in Mexico. We estimated the prevalence and severity of violence using a validated scale, and the effective coverage proposed by Shengelia and partners with any modifications. Quality care was considered when there was a suggestion to report it to authorities. The use and quality of care was low in the three municipalities analyzed, used most frequently when there was sexual or physical violence. Effective coverage was 29.41%, 16.67% and zero in Guachochi, Jojutla and Tizimín, respectively. The effective coverage indicator had difficulties in measuring events and responses that were not based on biomedical models. Findings suggest that the indicator can be improved by incorporating other dimensions of quality.

Language: en