Utilization of hospital services for cancer care in Mexico
Abstract: Objective: To analyze the utilization of hospital services for cancer care by location, sex, age group and care institution in Mexico from 2004-2013. Materials and methods: Time series study from 2004-2013, based on administrative records of hospital discharges for cancer in the health sector, including the private sector. Results: The utilization rate increased significantly from 290 to 360 per 100 000 inhabitants. A total of 62% of hospital discharges related to malignant tumors were concentrated in eight types of cancer. Leukemia, breast and colorectal cancers almost doubled in the period. While lung cancer showed a decline among men, it increased among women. A total of 63.1% of cancer patients were women, and 81% of cases occurred in the public sector. From 2011, the Ministry of Health was the main provider of hospital services for cancer care. Conclusions: Increases in utilization were mainly found in the Ministry of Health, quite possibly as a result of the implementation of universal insurance.
Main Authors: | Hernández-Ávila,Juan Eugenio, Palacio-Mejía,Lina Sofía, González-González,Leonel, Morales-Carmona,Evangelina, Espín-Arellano,Lucino Iván, Fernández-Niño,Julián Alfredo, Mohar-Betancourt,Alejandro, Hernández-Ávila,Mauricio |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2016
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342016000200142 |
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