title: Preventive health screening utilization in older Mexicans before and after healthcare reform.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess changes in preventive screening utilization in older Mexicans, pre- and post-Seguro Popular.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS/Enasem) 2001 and 2012 were used. Logistic and ordinary least squares regression adjusted models were used to predict preventive care in 2012 by insurance status categories in 2001-2012, as the focus explanatory variable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants who were uninsured in 2001 and had Seguro Popular in 2012 were significantly more likely to be tested for diabetes, high blood pressure and receive a tetanus shot than the continually uninsured.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While disparities in preventive screening between the insured and uninsured continue to exist in Mexico, Seguro Popular seems to have provided better access to health services to prevent chronic and infectious diseases for the otherwise uninsured population.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos de América.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Salinas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019472:Universal Health Insurance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*