title: [Efficiency of ambulatory services for female adolescent].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate effectiveness conditions of ambulatory services for female adolescent within Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, (Mexican Institute of Social Security) in Colima State, Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 medical units of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Colima District, from June 2001 to June 2002. Data were collected using applied questionnaire Evaluation of ambulatory services for adolescents: effectiveness conditions of the Pan American Health Organization, the information collected included eight divisions with the mayor importance areas for the function services. We estimated frequencies and percentages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  By 14 possible activities, 1 of the 10 units does not achieve anything, 3 achieved one to tree, and 6 achieved four to nine activities. CONCLUSIONS. The conditions of effectiveness of ambulatory services for female adolescent were under of the minor limit in seven of the eight evaluated areas.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, IMSS, Colima.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro-Núñez
authors.forename: Bettylu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rasmussen-Cruz
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-San Martín
authors.forename: Arnoldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguayo-Godínez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Molina Padilla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires