title: [Methodological design for the National Survey Violence Against Women in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the methodology, the research designs used, the estimation and sample selection, variable definitions, collection instruments, and operative design and analytical procedures for the National Survey Violence Against Women in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  A complex (two-step) cross-sectional study was designed and the qualitative design was carried out using in-depth interviews and participant observation in health care units.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We obtained for the quantitative study a total of 26 240 interviews in women users of health services and 2 636 questionnaires for health workers; the survey is representative of the 32 Mexican states. For the qualitative study 26 in-depth interviews were conducted with female users and 60 interviews with health workers in the States of Quintana Roo, Coahuila and the Federal District.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olaiz
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Oswaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Echarri
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valdez
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrera
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008800:Mexico; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*