title: [Analysis of outpatient healthcare utilization in the context of the universal healthcare coverage reform in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Understand and quantify the relationship between socio-economic and health insurance profiles and the use of outpatient medical services in the context of universal health care in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using ENSANUT 2012 multinomial regression models were estimated to analyze the use of outpatient services and associated factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Population with greater poverty levels, lower educational level and living in highly marginalized areas have lower odds to use outpatient health services. In contrast, health insurance and higher income increase the odds to use health services and influence the choice of provider.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Barriers to access to health care related to poverty and social protection persist. However, there is space to lower the effect of these barriers by addressing constraints linked to the supply and the perceived quality of healthcare services.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bautista-Arredondo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serván-Mori
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: M Arantxa
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Colchero
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Baruch
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Sandra G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Sosa-Rubí
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult