[A gender perspective analysis of perception and practices in coronary disease in women from northern México].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the perception of coronary risk and health care practices in a group of Mexican women, from a gendered perspective.


METHODS
Mixed methods: survey of 140 women; nine in-depth interviews to women with coronary disease; eight semi-structured interviews to physicians.


METHODS
proportions contrast for quantitative data; and procedures of grounded theory for qualitative information.


RESULTS
More than 50% of women don't know their coronary risk and how to reduce it. Despite having information about heart disease, vulnerable women with chest pain sought medical attendance less than non-vulnerable women (p=0.0l); and are blamed by physicians. Women consider they lack sufficient information about how to reduce the risk of coronary disease, and blame themselves when ill.


CONCLUSIONS
There are vulnerability conditions in women that modulate a low perception of their being at risk, and the scarcity of health care practices.
Lucero Aída
LA
Juárez-Herrera Y Cairo
María Del Carmen
Mdel C
Castro-Vásquez
María Teresa
MT
Ruiz-Cantero
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002423:Cause of Death; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006167:Guilt; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult