Table 1 Structure and population characteristics of health institutions in Mexico
From: Integrative health care model for climacteric stage women: design of the intervention
Mexican Institute of Social Security | Ministry of Health | |
|---|---|---|
Population | Formal sector workers and their families | People without formal employment contracts, or unemployed and the rural population |
Organization | Centralize | Decentralize |
Drug acquisition, laboratory and screening tests | Covered by the social insurance | Covered partially by the insurance + out of pocket payments |
Medical doctors | 1.4 per 1000 habitants | 1.3 per 1000 habitants |
Nurses | 2.0 per 1000 habitants | 1.7 per 1000 habitants |