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Table 2 Gender gap in the use of qualified outpatient services for NCD care, 2006–2022

From: The gender gap in outpatient care for non-communicable diseases in Mexico between 2006 and 2022

 

2006–2022

2006

2011–2012

2020

2021

2022

Incremental risk attributable to NCDs, % [95% CI]

Panel A. Non-use of outpatient health services

 Men

      

  Non-NCDs (A)

42.8 [40.8, 44.8]

64.8 [62.5, 67.1]

72.9 [71.1, 74.7]

29.8 [26.6, 32.9]

21.3 [18.5, 24.1]

23.3 [20.4, 26.2]

  NCDs (B)

27.8 [25.4, 30.2]

47.6 [44.2, 51.0]

58.4 [55.3, 61.6]

18.8 [16.1, 21.6]

12.5 [10.4, 14.6]

13.0 [11.0, 15.0]

 Women

      

  Non-NCDs (C)

35.0 [33.4, 36.6]

57.0 [54.7, 59.3]

66.0 [64.1, 67.8]

23.4 [20.8, 25.9]

16.3 [14.2, 18.4]

18.0 [15.6, 20.3]

  NCDs (D)

21.8 [20.0, 23.5]

39.7 [36.7, 42.7]

50.4 [47.5, 53.3]

14.3 [12.3, 16.4]

9.4 [7.9, 10.9]

9.7 [8.3, 11.2]

 Gender gapa, %

− 7.4 [− 11.2, − 3.6]

− 12.9 [− 17.8, − 8.0]

− 15.9 [− 21.6, − 10.3]

− 4.9 [− 8.5, − 1.2]

− 3.1 [− 6.4, 0.1]

− 3.3 [− 6.1, − 0.5]

Panel B. Non segmented use/use according to public health insurance

 Men

      

  Non-NCDs (A)

26.6 [25.0, 28.3]

17.6 [16.0, 19.2]

12.2 [11.0, 13.3]

27.7 [24.5, 30.8]

34.0 [30.8, 37.3]

40.5 [37.1, 43.9]

  NCDs (B)

47.6 [44.9, 50.3]

35.6 [32.5, 38.7]

26.9 [24.2, 29.6]

48.2 [44.1, 52.4]

55.3 [51.2, 59.3]

62.2 [58.6, 65.8]

 Women

      

  Non-NCDs (C)

30.0 [28.6, 31.5]

21.3 [19.6, 23.1]

15.2 [13.9, 16.4]

30.0 [26.9, 33.1]

35.9 [32.8, 39.1]

43.1 [39.8, 46.4]

  NCDs (D)

51.5 [49.0, 53.9]

40.9 [37.9, 44.0]

32.0 [29.4, 34.6]

50.7 [46.7, 54.7]

57.0 [53.1, 61.0]

64.3 [60.9, 67.7]

 Gender gapa, %

10.8 [4.9, 16.7]

11.8 [6.8, 16.8]

9.4 [5.6, 13.1]

7.5 [1.6, 13.3]

6.2 [− 0.5, 12.9]

8.5 [1.1, 15.9]

Panel C. Segmented use—public/use of another public health provider

 Men

      

  Non-NCDs (A)

1.6 [1.2, 2.0]

1.8 [1.2, 2.3]

0.7 [0.5, 0.9]

1.8 [1.2, 2.5]

1.9 [1.2, 2.7]

1.7 [1.1, 2.4]

  NCDs (B)

2.5 [1.7, 3.4]

3.2 [2.0, 4.3]

1.3 [0.8, 1.8]

2.8 [1.6, 4.0]

2.7 [1.5, 4.0]

2.4 [1.3, 3.5]

 Women

      

  Non-NCDs (C)

1.8 [1.4, 2.1]

2.1 [1.5, 2.7]

0.8 [0.6, 1.1]

1.9 [1.3, 2.6]

1.9 [1.3, 2.6]

1.8 [1.1, 2.4]

  NCDs (D)

2.6 [1.9, 3.4]

3.5 [2.4, 4.7]

1.5 [1.0, 2.1]

2.8 [1.7, 4.0]

2.7 [1.6, 3.8]

2.3 [1.3, 3.4]

 Gender gapa, %

13.5 [2.8, 24.1]

13.9 [5.7, 22.1]

10.7 [5.1, 16.3]

9.4 [0.2, 18.5]

8.2 [− 2.4, 18.8]

11.9 [− 3.3, 27.0]

Panel D. Segmented use—private health provider

 Men

      

  Non-NCDs (A)

29.0 [27.1, 30.8]

15.9 [14.2, 17.5]

14.2 [12.9, 15.6]

40.7 [37.4, 44.1]

42.8 [39.1, 46.5]

34.5 [30.8, 38.2]

  NCDs (B)

22.0 [19.9, 24.1]

13.6 [11.8, 15.5]

13.4 [11.6, 15.1]

30.1 [26.7, 33.6]

29.5 [25.8, 33.2]

22.5 [19.4, 25.5]

 Women

      

  Non-NCDs (C)

33.2 [31.7, 34.7]

19.5 [17.8, 21.3]

18.0 [16.6, 19.5]

44.7 [41.5, 47.9]

45.8 [42.4, 49.3]

37.2 [33.7, 40.7]

  NCDs (D)

24.1 [22.0, 26.3]

15.9 [13.9, 17.9]

16.1 [14.2, 18.1]

32.1 [28.6, 35.7]

30.9 [27.1, 34.6]

23.6 [20.5, 26.6]

 Gender gapa, %

− 12.0 [− 19.4, − 4.6]

− 24.6 [− 41.9, − 7.3]

− 41.4 [− 87.1, 4.4]

− 7.8 [− 14.0, − 1.5]

− 4.8 [− 9.8, 0.3]

− 4.9 [− 9.1, − 0.7]

  1. Regression model adjusted for all characteristics described in Table 1. Estimates based on complex survey design and sampling weights
  2. aCalculated according to the following formula: ((((B/A) − 1)/((D/C) − 1)) − 1) × 100. Regarding health-service utilization for NCD care, positive values indicate higher probability of occurrence for men than for women. Data from the 2006, 2011–2012, 2020, 2021 and 2022 waves of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT by its initials in Spanish)