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Lags in the provision of obstetric services to indigenous women and their implications for universal access to health care in Mexico by Juárez-Ramírez, Clara; Nigenda, Gustavo; Sauceda-Valenzuela, Alma L.; Villalobos, Aremis is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Through quantitative and qualitative methods, in this article the authors describe the perspectives of indigenous women who received antenatal and childbirth medical care within a care model that incorporates a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Partners in Health. They discuss whether the NGO model better resolves the care-seeking process, including access to health care, compared with a standard model of care in government-subsidised health care units (setting of health services networks). Universal health coverage advocates access for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations as a priority. However, the issue of access includes problems related to the effect of certain structural social determinants that limit different aspects of the obstetric care process. The findings of this study show the need to modify the structure of organisational values in order to place users at the centre of medical care and ensure respect for their rights. The participation of agents outside the public system, such as NGOs, can be of great value for moving in this direction. Women's participation is also necessary for learning how they are being cared for and the extent to which they are s

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Author

Juárez-Ramírez, Clara; Nigenda, Gustavo; Sauceda-Valenzuela, Alma L.; Villalobos, Aremis

Publisher

Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Taylor and Francis Ltd.; [London United Kingdom]: Taylor & Francis, [2019]-; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 2641-0397)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)