Population Council Research that makes a difference

Banner Photo: School children in uniform in Mexico

Overview

In 1979, the Population Council established an office in Mexico City as its regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean. Today it functions administratively as a country office, but Mexico-based Council investigators work throughout the region.

As a middle-income country, Mexico has celebrated considerable improvements recently in health, although stubborn inequities according to socioeconomic status and region remain. Similarly, Mexico continues to address sexual and reproductive health challenges. For example, although the total fertility rate has reached a plateau at slightly above replacement level (2.3), substantial unmet need for contraceptives persists, especially among the poor; women continue to die during pregnancy despite near-universal access to institutional delivery; and although elective first-trimester abortion is legal in Mexico City, it is highly restricted outside the capital, causing significant abortion-related morbidity and mortality. Through social science and epidemiological and public health research, the Council has created a substantial evidence base around these critical topics to help shape policies and programs that help the most vulnerable Mexicans.

Program focus

Most of the recent and ongoing research in Mexico has a reproductive health focus with clear links to HIV and AIDS and poverty, gender, and youth.

    • Improving reproductive health through high-quality research, program evaluation, and technical partnership with national and state governments and NGOs.
    • Building evidence to support women's rights to safe and legal abortion services in Mexico
      through designing and leading diverse, policy-relevant abortion studies.
    • Improving the uptake of evidence-based practices in obstetric care and supporting the development of strategies and tools to help pregnant women become better advocates for their own health care.
    • Investigating HIV and AIDS among vulnerable, underserved populations, including migrants and pregnant women.
    • Documenting the health needs and experiences of poor, indigenous youth and migrants to find solutions to bridge the health–wealth gap.

 

Highlights of past and current work

    • Hosted four major academic conferences on the public health impact of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean (2001, 2004, 2009, 2011). The most recent meeting was the largest to date, attracting nearly 500 scientists, health providers, and advocates from all over the world.
    • Documented the clinical characteristics of fatalities resulting from the 2009 influenza A (subtype H1N1) pandemic that began in Mexico.
    • Headed the abortion research agenda in Mexico, working as part of an innovative five-member consortium of NGOs—The National Pro-Choice Alliance.
    • Contributed to advocacy that led to the 2007 legalization of elective first-trimester abortion in Mexico City through key Council opinion surveys of obstetricians/gynecologists, policymakers/decisionmakers, lawyers, and the general public.
    • Measured the national prevalence of induced abortion and estimated the incidence of unsafe abortion in Mexico.
    • Explored the costs associated with treatment of abortion complications versus safe early-abortion procedures among Mexican health facilities.
    • Documented the characteristics and experiences of women seeking legal abortion services in Mexico City.
    • Assessed HIV/STI risk factors of Mexican migrant men in Texas.
    • Undertook strategic advocacy among national and state-level health-care officials, grassroots advocates, and women to develop evidence-based strategies for improving health care for women with HIV.

 

Projects

Assessing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Experiences of Indigenous Youth in Oaxaca (more)
Drawing on lessons from safe spaces programs in other countries, Council researchers will assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of indigenous youth in Oaxaca and pilot a youth empowerment project to improve their SRH, gender equity, and leadership skills.
(1/2009 - 12/2011)
Sexual and gender-based violence; Sexuality education; Social isolation/support

Studies on Magnesium Sulfate Use to Manage Severe Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Oaxaca State, Mexico (more)
The Population Council conducted research on the use and barriers to use of magnesium sulfate for cases of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Oaxaca.
(1/2009 - 12/2011)
Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care

Health Providers' Opinions of and Experiences with Legal Abortion in Mexico City (more)
Population Council researchers conducted in-depth interviews with health care providers to explore their experiences with and opinions of legal abortion.
(12/2008 - 8/2009)
Safe abortion and postabortion care

Increasing Awareness of Emergency Contraception in Marginalized Communities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (more)
Council researchers are collaborating on a study to increase awareness about emergency contraception among marginalized communities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(9/2007 - 3/2009)
Access to contraceptive methods

Public Opinion About the Legalization of Abortion in Mexico City (more)
Council researchers conducted three representative abortion public opinion studies among Mexico City residents just prior to and one and two years after the groundbreaking legalization of abortion.
(4/2007 - 5/2009)
Safe abortion and postabortion care

Regional Meeting: Including HPV Vaccine Delivery in Reproductive Health Services in Latin America (more)
The Population Council collaborated with the World Health Organization to convene a Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting to share information on country programs for adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health, cervical cancer prevention, and HPV vaccine introduction in Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Peru.
(1/2009 - 6/2009)
Integrating health services; RTIs/STIs

Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living with HIV in Mexico (more)
The Population Council conducted a qualitative study among HIV-infected women and their health care providers in Mexico.
(1/2008 - 6/2009)
HIV care, support, and treatment; PMTCT and pediatric HIV; Stigma and discrimination

Use of Magnesium Sulfate for Severe Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Mexico (more)
Council researchers are conducting a study on the use of magnesium sulfate for pregnant women with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia in Mexico.
(1/2007 - 12/2009)
Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care

Using Research and Related Evaluation and Dissemination Activities to Strengthen the Mexican '"Building a Pro-Choice Alliance" Consortium (more)
Working with the "Building a Pro-Choice Alliance" Consortium in Mexico, the Council is identifying emblematic cases of abortion service denial, promoting the use of health indicators for legal abortion when pregnancy represents a risk, and building strategies to improve access to medical abortion.
(1/2007 - 12/2009)
Maternal and newborn health; Population policy and demographic analysis; Safe abortion and postabortion care

Women's Experiences with Legal Abortion in Mexico City (more)
Council researchers conducted in-depth interviews with women who accessed legal abortion in Mexico City clinics.
(9/2008 - 3/2009)
Safe abortion and postabortion care

Estimating the Incidence of Induced Abortion in Mexico (more)
Council researchers studied the incidence of induced abortion in Mexico.
(7/2006 - 12/2007)
Safe abortion and postabortion care

Introducing Emergency Contraception in the Mexican Family Planning Norm (more)
Council researchers described how emergency contraception was included in the Mexican Family Planning Norm in order to better understand the barriers and opportunities for getting other essential women’s health drugs approved.
(1/2005 - 12/2007)
Access to contraceptive methods

Resources

Featured publication

Population Council in Mexico (PDFs: A4 and letter; en español)
Country profile
Publication date: 2013

A lifetime of violence: Results from an exploratory survey of Mexican women with HIV (abstract) (HTML
Kendall,Tamil; van Dijk,Marieke G.; Wilson,Katherine; Picasso,Nizarindandi; Lara,Diana K.; Garcia,Sandra G.
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 23(5): 377-387
Publication date: 2012


Abusive head trauma at a tertiary care children's hospital in Mexico City: A preliminary study (HTML
Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Garcia-Pina,Corina A.; Loredo-Abdala,Arturo; Paz,Francisco; Garcia,Sandra G.; Schillman,Astrid
Child Abuse and Neglect 35(11): 915-923
Publication date: 2011


Clients' perceptions of the quality of care in Mexico City's public sector legal abortion program (abstract) (HTML
Becker,Davida; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Juarez,Clara; Garcia,Sandra G.; Sanhueza,Patricio; Harper,Cynthia C.
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37(4): 191-201
Publication date: 2011


Detailing impact of Mexico's landmark legislation (PDF
Population Briefs 17(3)
Publication date: 2011


How often and under which circumstances do Mexican pharmacy vendors recommend misoprostol to induce an abortion? (abstract) (HTML
Lara,Diana K.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Wilson,Kate S.; Paz,Francisco
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37(2): 75-83
Publication date: 2011


Informe años dos Movil.com: Evaluación de la línea final resumen de hallazgos principales (PDF
Sorhaindo,Annik; Contreras,Xipatl; Wilson,Kate S.; Garcia,Sandra G.
Publication date: 2011


Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions (abstract) (HTML
Tsui,Amy Ong; Casterline,John B.; Singh,Susheela; Bankole,Akinrinola; Moore,Ann M.; Omideyi,Adekunbi; Palomino Ramirez,Nancy; Sathar,Zeba A.; Juarez,Fatima; Shellenberg,Kristen M.
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S21-S24
Publication date: 2011


Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study (abstract) (HTML
Shellenberg,Kristen M.; Moore,Ann M.; Bankole,Akinrinola; Juarez,Fatima; Omideyi,Adekunbi; Palomino Ramirez,Nancy; Sathar,Zeba A.; Singh,Susheela; Tsui,Amy Ong
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S111-S125
Publication date: 2011


Sociodemographic factors associated with obstacles to abortion care: Findings from a survey of abortion patients in Mexico City (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Becker,Davida; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Juarez,Clara; Garcia,Sandra G.; Sanhueza Smith,Patricio; Harper,Cynthia C.
Women's Health Issues 21(3S): S16-S20
Publication date: 2011


The abortion debate in Mexico: Newspaper coverage and discourse, 2001-2003 (abstract) (PDF
Vala-Haynes,Emily; Stephenson,Rob; Rochat,Roger; Yam,Eileen A.; Rosas,Lisa G.; Garcia,Sandra G.
Society, Biology and Human Affairs Advanced e-publication
Publication date: 2011


Abortion and women's roles in society: Opinions from Tlaxcala, Mexico (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Palermo,Tia; Wilson,Kate S.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia
Salud Pública de México 52(1): 54-62
Publication date: 2010


Clinical characteristics of fatalities due to influenza A (H1N1) virus in Mexico (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Fajardo-Dolci,German; Gutierrez-Vega,Rafael; Arboleya-Casanova,Heberto; Villalobos,Aremis; Wilson,Kate S.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Sotelo,Julio; Cordova Villalobos,Jose; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia
Thorax 65(6): 505-509
Publication date: 2010


Abortions in Mexico increased by a third in 16 years (PDF
Population Briefs 15(1)
Publication date: 2009


Operational research for the introduction of an adolescent health package in the context of cervical cancer prevention (PDF
van Dijk,Marieke G.; Wilson,Katherine; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Garcia,Sandra G.
Final meeting report
Publication date: 2009


"In brief: Facts on induced abortion in Mexico," fact sheet (PDF
Population Council; El Colegio de México; Guttmacher Institute
Publication date: 2008


"Population Council in Mexico," fact sheet (PDF
Publication date: 2008


Adolescentes en México. Investigación, experiencias y estrategias para mejorar su salud sexual y reproductiva 
Stern,Claudio
Publication date: 2008


Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: What's changed between 1990 and 2006? (abstract) (PDF
Juarez,Fatima; Singh,Susheela; Garcia,Sandra G.; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia
International Family Planning Perspectives 34(4): 158-168
Publication date: 2008


Knowledge and opinions of emergency contraceptive pills among female factory workers in Tijuana, Mexico (abstract) (HTML
Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida; Martinez de Castro,Marcela; Paz,Francisco; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores
Studies in Family Planning 39(3): 199-210
Publication date: 2008


La siguiente generación de programas para adolescentes: satisfacer las necesidades interrelacionadas de salud, sociales y económicas del sector poblacional más vulnerable 
Bruce,Judith; Stern,Claudio
from Adolescentes en México. Investigación, experiencias y estrategias para mejorar su salud sexual y reproductiva
Publication date: 2008


Abuse during pregnancy in Mexico City (abstract) (HTML
Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Paz,Francisco; Abuabara,Katrina; Martinez Ayala,H.B.; Kolstad,K.; Palermo,T.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 97(1): 57-64
Publication date: 2007


Council works to reduce unsafe abortion in Mexico (PDF
Population Briefs 13(3)
Publication date: 2007


Introducción de la anticoncepción de emergencia en la Norma Oficial Mexicana de Planificación Familiar" [Introducing emergency contraception in the Mexican Family Planning Official Norm] (abstract) (HTML
Lara,Diana K.; van Dijk,Marieke G.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Grossman,Daniel
Gaceta Médica de México 143(6): 483-487
Publication date: 2007


Opinions of decision-makers on the liberalization of abortion laws in Mexico (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
van Dijk,Marieke G.; Lara,Diana K.; Garcia,Sandra G.
Salud Pública de México 49(6): 394-400
Publication date: 2007


The costs of unsafe abortion in Mexico City: Research evidence to promote liberalization of abortion laws 
Research Brief / Mexico, (April)
Publication date: 2007


Challenges accessing legal abortion after rape in Mexico City (abstract
Lara,Diana K.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Ortiz,Olivia; Yam,Eileen A.
Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 85-89
Publication date: 2006


Migración y VIH/SIDA: Guía de apoyo para el CD-Rom interactivo 
Publication date: 2006


Migrantes: Población vulnerable ante el VIH/SIDA 
Publication date: 2006


'No party hat, no party': Successful condom use in sex work in Mexico and the Dominican Republic (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Garcia,Sandra G.; Yam,Eileen A.; Firestone,Michelle
Reproductive Health Matters 14(28): 53-62
Publication date: 2006


The measure of induced abortion levels in Mexico using random response technique (abstract) (HTML
Lara,Diana K.; Garcia,Sandra G.; Ellertson,Charlotte; Camlin,Carol; Suarez,Javier
Sociological Methods and Research 35(2): 279-301
Publication date: 2006


Understanding successful condom use among factory workers and students in Mexico and the Dominican Republic (abstract
Goldman,Lisa; Richmond,Kara; Garcia,Sandra G.; Yam,Eileen A.; Becker,Davida
Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 117-127
Publication date: 2006


VIH/SIDA y migración México-Estados Unidos: Evidencias para enfocar la prevención (PDF
Kendall,Tamil; Langer,Ana
from Los mexicanos de aquí y de allá: problemas comunes, pp. 139-153
Publication date: 2006


Young Mexicans' hopes and fears about abortion and abortion law: A qualitative study in two cities (abstract
Tatum,Carrie; Garcia,Sandra G.; Yam,Eileen A.; Becker,Davida
Gaceta Médica de México 142(S2): 95-102
Publication date: 2006


"Relatoría: II reunión de investigación sobre embarazo no deseado y aborto inseguro-Desafíos de salud pública en América Latina y el Caribe" [Meeting report: Second research meeting on unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion-Public health challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean] (PDF
Report of a meeting at El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 17-19 August 2005
Publication date: 2005


Cómo pueden las y los jóvenes comunicarse en temas de sexualidad planificación familiar [How to talk to young people about sexuality and family planning] (PDF
Información Jóvenes Mexico (no. 3)
Publication date: 2005


Dominican Republic and Mexico: Promote condom use by emphasizing personal benefits (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 50)
Publication date: 2005


La salud reproductiva de los y las jóvenes de áreas rurales [Reproductive health of young people in rural areas] (PDF
Información Jóvenes México (no. 2)
Publication date: 2005


Los y las jóvenes y su derecho a la planificación familiar [Young people and their right to family planning] (PDF
Información Jóvenes México (no. 1)
Publication date: 2005


Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries 
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Behrman,Jere R.; Stromquist,Nelly P.; Cohen,Barney
from The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies, pp. 200-269
Publication date: 2005


Mexican physicians' knowledge and attitudes about the human papillomavirus and cervical cancer: A national survey (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Aldrich,Tess; Becker,Davida; Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.
Sexually Transmitted Infections 81(2): 135-141
Publication date: 2005


Promoting informed choice: Evaluating a decision-making tool for family planning clients and providers in Mexico (abstract) (PDF
Kim,Young-Mi; Kols,Adrienne; Martin,Antonieta; Silva,David; Rinehart,Ward; Johnson,Sarah; Church,Kathryn
International Family Planning Perspectives 31(4): 162-171
Publication date: 2005


Resultados de la encuesta de opinión Católica en México [Results of the survey of Mexican Catholics] (PDF
Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir; Population Council
Report summary
Publication date: 2005


Developing a supervision instrument for postabortion care in Guatemala, Bolivia and Mexico (PDF
Brambila,Carlos
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Encuesta de opinión Católica en México: Julio 2003 [Survey of Mexican Catholics: July 2003] (PDF
Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir; Population Council
Publication date: 2004


Iatrogenic epidemic: How health care professionals contribute to the high proportion of cesarean sections in Mexico (PDF
Castro,Arachu; Heimburger,Angela; Langer,Ana
Working Paper on Latin America (no. 02/03-3.)
Publication date: 2004


Improving the reproductive health of youth in Mexico (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Dura,Maricela
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Measuring induced abortion in Mexico: A comparison of four methodologies (abstract) (HTML
Lara,Diana K.; Strickler,Jennifer; Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Ellertson,Charlotte
Sociological Methods and Research 32(4): 529-558
Publication date: 2004


Mexique: Renforcer l'éducation sur la santé de la reproduction des adolescents [Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health] 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 36)
Publication date: 2004


New findings from intervention research: Youth reproductive health and HIV prevention (PDF
Publication date: 2004


Opiniones y respuestas: Resultados de una encuesta de opinión a médicos mexicanos sobre el aborto [Options and answers: Results of a survey of Mexico doctors about abortion] (PDF
Lara,Diana K.; Goldman,Lisa; Firestone,Michelle
Publication date: 2004


Policy implications of a national public opinion survey on abortion in Mexico (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Garcia,Sandra G.; Tatum,Carrie; Becker,Davida; Swanson,Karen A.; Lockwood,Karin; Ellertson,Charlotte
Reproductive Health Matters 12(S24): 65-74
Publication date: 2004


Sociedad de Convivencia 
Grupo de Trabajo sobre Derechos Sexuales
Desyres de la sexualidad (no. 13)
Publication date: 2004


Abortion in Mexico 
Lara,Diana K.; Klein,Libby; Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida
Publication date: 2003


Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los médicos mexicanos sobre el aborto: Resultados de una encuesta nacional [Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Mexican physicians concerning abortion: Results of a national survey] (abstract) (PDF
Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.; Goldman,Lisa
Gaceta Médica de México 139(suppl 1): 91-102
Publication date: 2003


El aborto en México 
Lara,Diana K.; Klein,Libby; Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida
Publication date: 2003


Expresiones regionales sobre Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos 
Grupo de Trabajo sobre Derechos Sexuales
Desyres de la sexualidad (no. 14)
Publication date: 2003


Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries (PDF
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 183)
Publication date: 2003


Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries [Arabic] (PDF
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 183)
Publication date: 2003


Más allá de la tolerancia 
Grupo de Trabajo sobre Derechos Sexuales
Desyres de la sexualidad (no. 15)
Publication date: 2003


Masculinidades y Feminismo: Entre la sexualidad, el poder y la religión 
Grupo de Trabajo sobre Derechos Sexuales
Desyres de la sexualidad (no. 12)
Publication date: 2003


México: La educación en salud reproductiva del adolescente debe fortalecerse [Mexico: Strengthen education on adolescent reproductive health] (PDF
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operativa (número 22)
Publication date: 2003


Muertes maternas por aborto y por violencia en México: narración de una experiencia en la formulación de una metodología de investigación (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Espinoza,Henry; Hernandez,Bernardo; Campero,Lourdes; Walker,Dilys; Reynoso,Sofía; Langer,Ana
Perinatologia y Reproduccion Humana 17(4)
Publication date: 2003


Programming for HIV prevention in Mexican schools (PDF
McCauley,Ann P.; Givaudan,Martha; Pick,Susan; Greene,Jessica
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2003


Bridging the safe motherhood knowledge gap (PDF
Population Briefs 8(1)
Publication date: 2002


Emergency contraception in Mexico City: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among providers and potential clients after a 3-year introduction effort (abstract) (HTML
Heimburger,Angela; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores; Schiavon,Raffaela; Langer,Ana; Mejia,Guillermina; Corona,Georgina; del Castillo,Eduardo; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 66(5): 321-329
Publication date: 2002


Impact of supervision and self-assessment on doctor-patient communication in rural Mexico (abstract) (PDF
Kim,Young-Mi; Figueroa,Maria Elena; Martin,Antonieta; Silva,Ricardo; Acosta,Sixto F.; Hurtado,Manuel; Richardson,Paul; Kols,Adrienne
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 14(5): 359-367
Publication date: 2002


Improving postabortion care in a public hospital in Mexico 
Langer,Ana; Heimburger,Angela; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Winikoff,Beverly; Haberland,Nicole; Measham,Diana
from Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning, pp. 236-256
Publication date: 2002


Information campaign and advocacy efforts to promote access to emergency contraception in Mexico (abstract) (HTML
Ellertson,Charlotte; Heimburger,Angela; Acevedo-Garcia,Dolores; Schiavon,Raffaela; Mejia,Guillermina; Corona,Georgina; del Castillo,Eduardo; Langer,Ana
Contraception 66(5): 331-337
Publication date: 2002


Knowledge and attitudes about the differences between emergency contraception and medical abortion among middle-class women and men of reproductive age in Mexico City (abstract) (HTML
Gould,Heather; Ellertson,Charlotte; Corona,Georgina
Contraception 66(6): 417-426
Publication date: 2002


Knowledge and opinions about abortion law among Mexican youth (abstract) (PDF
Becker,Davida; Garcia,Sandra G.; Larsen,Ulla
International Family Planning Perspectives 28(4): 205-213
Publication date: 2002


La noche se hizo para los hombres. Sexualidad en los procesos de cortejo entre jóvenes campesinos y campesinas [Night was made for men: Sexuality in courtship among young peasants] 
Rodriguez,Gabriela; de Keijzer,Benno
Publication date: 2002


Medicamentos para la interrupción de la gestación: Una revisión de la literatura y sus posibles implicaciones para México y América Latina [Medical methods for pregnancy termination: A review of literature and its potential role in Mexico and Latin America] (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Espinoza,Henry; Ellertson,Charlotte; Garcia,Sandra G.; Schiavon,Raffaela; Langer,Ana
Gaceta Médica de México 138(4): 347-356
Publication date: 2002


Pubertad en adolescentes femeninas Mexicanas con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 [Puberty in Mexican female adolescents with type 1 diabetes] 
Altamirano,Nelly; Islas,Laura; Chable,Guillermina; Patrana,Yadira; Villegas,Laura; Valdarrama,Alejandro; del Carmen Angeles,Maria; Schiavon,Raffaela; Jimenez,Cesar; de la Ruiz,Maria; Robles,Carlos; Calzada,Raul
Acta Pediátrica de México 23(6): 422-422
Publication date: 2002


¿Qué piensan y opinan y los mexicanos sobre el aborto? Resultados de una encuesta nacional de opinión pública [What are the knowledge and opinions of Mexican men and women regarding abortion? Findings from a national survey] 
Garcia,Sandra G.; Becker,Davida
Publication date: 2001


¿Qué vínculos existen entre la investigación y la política? (PDF
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Géneros y Generaciones. Etnografía de las relaciones entre hombres y mujeres de la ciudad de México 
Modena,Maria Eugenia; Mendoza,Zuanilda
Publication date: 2001


Hospitales de América Latina mejoran la atención post-aborto (PDF
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Informar a las mujeres reduce la selección inadecuada del DIU (PDF
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Reducing HIV infection among youth: What can schools do? Key baseline findings from Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand (PDF
Stewart,Holley; McCauley,Ann P.; Baker,Simon; Givaudan,Martha; James,Shegs; Leenen,Iwin; Pick,Susan; Reddy,Priscilla; Rewthong,Usasinee; Rumakom,Patchara; Walker,Dilys
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2001


Vinculación de la reforma del sector salud con la salud reproductiva (PDF
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001


Virginidad e Iniciaión Sexual en México. Experiencias y significados 
Amuchastegui,Ana
Publication date: 2001


A study on maternal mortality in Mexico through a qualitative approach (abstract) (HTML
Castro,Roberto; Campero,Lourdes; Hernandez,Bernardo; Langer,Ana
Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine 9(6): 679-690
Publication date: 2000


Educating women reduces inappropriate IUD selection [Arabic] (PDF
Population Briefs 6(4)
Publication date: 2000


Men's attitudes toward vaginal product use: Farmers and taxi drivers in Mexico 
Coggins,Christiana; Madrigal,Mauricio Ramos; Llamas,Alicia
Publication date: 2000


Men's attitudes towards a potential vaginal microbicide in Zimbabwe, Mexico and the USA (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Coggins,Christiana; Blanchard,Kelly; Friedland,Barbara A.
Reproductive Health Matters 8(15): 132-141
Publication date: 2000


Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities 
Langer,Ana; Nigenda,Gustavo; Garcia,Sandra G.; Valdez,Rosario; Orozco,Emanuel; Catino,Jennifer
Publication date: 2000


The power of information and contraceptive choice in a family planning setting in Mexico (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Lazcano Ponce,Eduardo C.; Sloan,Nancy L.; Winikoff,Beverly; Langer,Ana; Coggins,Christiana; Heimburger,Angela; Conde-Glez,Carlos J.; Salmeron,Jorge
Sexually Transmitted Infections 76(4): 277-281
Publication date: 2000


Emergency contraception in Mexico City: What do health care providers and potential users know and think about it? (abstract) (HTML
Langer,Ana; Harper,Cynthia C.; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Schiavon,Raffaela; Heimburger,Angela; Elul,Batya; Delgado,Sofia Reynoso; Ellertson,Charlotte
Contraception 60(4): 233-241
Publication date: 1999


Estimating costs of postabortion services at Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso General Hospital, Oaxaca, Mexico 
Brambila,Carlos; Langer,Ana; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Heimburger,Angela; Huntington,Dale; Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.
from Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research, pp. 108-124
Publication date: 1999


Estimating costs of post-abortion services. General Hospital Aurelia Valdivieso, Oaxaca, Mexico (PDF
INOPAL III Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Hacia una maternidad sin riesgos: acciones para México en el contexto internacional [Toward motherhood without risks: Actions for Mexico in an international context] 
Langer,Ana; del Carmen Elu,Maria; Santos,Elsa
from Una nueva mirada a la mortalidad materna en México [A new look at maternal mortality in Mexico], pp. 29-40
Publication date: 1999


How do researchers influence decision-makers? Case studies of Mexican policies (abstract) (PDF) (HTML
Trostle,James A.; Bronfman,Mario; Langer,Ana
Health Policy and Planning 14(2): 103-114
Publication date: 1999


Identifying interventions to prevent maternal mortality in Mexico: A verbal autopsy study 
Langer,Ana; Hernandez,Bernardo; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Saldana-Uranga,Gloria Luz; Berer,Marge; Ravindran,T.K.Sundari
from Safe Motherhood Initiatives: Critical Issues, pp. 127-136
Publication date: 1999


Improving postabortion care with limited resources in a public hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico 
Langer,Ana; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Heimburger,Angela; Campero,Lourdes; Stein,Karen; Winikoff,Beverly; Barahona,Vilma; Huntington,Dale; Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.
from Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research, pp. 80-107
Publication date: 1999


Mexico: Informing service providers and factory workers about emergency contraception (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Mexico: Protecting informed consent (PDF
Santos,Elsa; Llaguno,Silvia Elena; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Mexico: Training health providers on domestic violence (PDF
Pick,Susan; Miranda,Lydia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Reassessment of migration and urbanization in Mexico in the XXth century 
Brambila,Carlos; Bilsborrow,Richard E.
from Migration, Urbanization and Development: New Directions and Issues, pp. 393-433
Publication date: 1999


Alone, I wouldn´t have known what to do: A qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico (abstract) (HTML
Campero,Lourdes; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Diaz,Carmen; Ortiz,Olivia; Reynoso,Sofía; Langer,Ana
Social Science and Medicine 47(3): 395-403
Publication date: 1998


Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya, and Mexico 
Publication date: 1998


Effects of psychosocial support during labour and childbirth on breastfeeding, medical interventions, and mothers' wellbeing in a Mexican public hospital: A randomised controlled trial (abstract) (PDF
Langer,Ana; Campero,P.; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Reynoso,Sofía
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyBJOG: An Internal Journal of Obs Gyn 105(10): 1056-1063
Publication date: 1998


Emergency contraception as an element in the care of rape victims (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Schiavon,Raffaela; Llaguno,Silvia Elena
INOPAL III Final Report
Publication date: 1997


Gente Joven: Un diálogo sobre la sexualidad con adolescentes mexicanos 
Marques,Magaly; Paxman,John M.; Bruce,Judith
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 5)
Publication date: 1996


Reproductive tract infection. Lessons learned from the field: Where do we go from here? (PDF
Grant,Jennifer; Measham,Diana
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1996


Gente Joven/Young People: A dialogue on sexuality with adolescents in Mexico 
Marques,Magaly; Paxman,John M.; Bruce,Judith
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 5)
Publication date: 1993


Community management of waste recycling: The SIRDO 
Schmink,Marianne
SEEDS (no. 8)
Publication date: 1984


Mexico Fast Facts

Population (millions)116.1
Total fertility rate2.3
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births15
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births85
Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%)23
HIV/AIDS prevalence (%)0.3
Living below US $2 per day (%)9

Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012)
 

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