[Use of maternal-infant preventative health services in a group of Mexican women].
OBJECTIVE
To identify factors that promote the use of health services in a group of women of reproductive age from a gender perspective.


METHODS
A retrospective and analytical study based on a questionnaire on maternal infant mortality of fifty women (users and non-users of preventative health services) in health centers in Mexico City was carried out. A conglomerate analysis of averages was executed. An analysis of variance was done to evaluate the fitness of the model. The statistical analysis was done using the SPSS statistical package version 12.0.


RESULTS
Planning of the last pregnancy, including having had sexual relations with the intention of procreation, was the behavior that showed a significant difference (p=0.001) between users and non-users of preventative health services. Social-demographic characteristics (age, education level, martial status, woman's occupation) did not reveal any differences between the two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Reproductive planning could be an indicator of preventative behavior in the use of preventative health services.
Chávez-Courtois
Mayra
M
Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, Departmento de Epidemiología Reproductiva, Subdirección de Investigacíon en Salud Pública, México, DF. mayrachavez1@prodigy.net.mx
Casanueva
Esther
E
D000328:Adult; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008800:Mexico; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires