Rene Leyva-Flores

Biographic Data

ID1764807
NAMERene Leyva-Flores
GIVEN NAMESRene
FAMILY NAMELeyva-Flores
SIGNATURELEYVA-FLORES R
AFFILIATIONSInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública
ORCID0000-0002-5973-4549
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT18
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Cross-border use of health services: An exploratory mixed-methods project at the Mexico-Guatemala border

    Open AccessIetza Bojorquez, Marcel Arévalo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Cross-border use of health services has been studied mainly as travel from high- to low- and middle-income countries (“medical tourism”). The movement between low- and middle-income countries has been less studied. The objectives were; 1) to describe the frequency, types of services used, and health needs associated with cross-border utilization of health services at the Mexico-Guatemala border; 2) to explore the drivers of cross-border use among…

  • Ten-year hospitalization trends in Mexico: Examining the profile of national and transient and migrants

    Open AccessRene Leyva-Flores, Belkis Aracena-Genao et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Aim: In Mexico, as in other societies, migrants are seen as over-users of health services. However, the extent, distribution, and trends of use over time are unknown. Evidence is needed to inform health policies and improve health services for foreign patients. The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with the distribution and trends of Mexican and foreign resident hospitalizations in Mexican public hospitals from 2010 to 202…

  • Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake in a Transborder Population at the Mexico–Guatemala Border, September–November 2021

    Open AccessIetza Bojorquez, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Assessing COVID-19 vaccination uptake of transborder populations is critical for informing public health policies. We conducted a probability (time-venue) survey of adults crossing from Mexico into Guatemala from September to November 2021, with the objective of describing COVID-19 vaccination status, willingness to get vaccinated, and associated factors. The main outcomes were receipt of ≥1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, being fully vaccinated, and…

  • Use of self-help groups by people living with HIV in Central America

    Open AccessMaría Sanchez-Dominguez, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2022References: 25

    Self-help groups (SHGs) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are organizations created by the community to provide individuals with security, affection, improved self-esteem, and a sense of belonging. However, SHGs have also been used by the government to help implement HIV control policies. This study aimed to identify the characteristics associated with the use of SHGs by PLHIV and the routes and displacement patterns adopted by users. An analyti…

  • Costo económico de atención de embarazos atribuibles a la falla de la política de prevención del embarazo adolescente en México

    Open AccessBelkis Aracena-Genao, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2022References: 5

    El objetivo fue estimar el costo médico directo de la atención a embarazos atribuibles a la falla en la política de prevención de embarazos adolescentes en México. Estudio económico que estimó, desde la perspectiva del proveedor, el costo medio de atención prenatal, parto, puerperio, aborto y complicaciones. Para cuantificar los costos atribuibles a la falla de la política, se construyeron tres escenarios: (a) embarazos totales; (b) embarazos por…

  • Migración irregular africana en México: Implicaciones para la salud pública

    Open AccessMadeline Ray, René Leyva Flores et al.ARTICLEFrontera Norte2020

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  • Rape, transactional sex and related factors among migrants in transit through Mexico to the USA

    Cesar Infante, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2020

    Migrants in transit through Mexico to the USA are at risk of violence, including sexual violence, during the immigration process. This study sought to identify the socio-demographic factors, migration experiences and health conditions associated with the likelihood of sexual violence. A mixed methods study was conducted between 2012 and 2015. The quantitative phase of the work involved a non-random sample (n = 3539) of migrants who were the users…

  • Social inequality in sexual and reproductive health in Ecuador: An analysis of gaps by levels of provincial poverty 2009–2015

    Open AccessJuan Pablo Gutiérrez-Reyes, René Leyva Flores et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2019

    Ecuador faces major challenges in terms of both levels and inequalities in SRH outcomes and access to services. These inequalities related to poverty highlight the persistence of social inequities in the country. These health inequalities affect the wellbeing of Ecuadorian women but they are amendable. There is a need for pro-equity interventions, with stronger efforts in areas (provinces) with larger socioeconomic vulnerabilities

  • Women in Sex Work and the Risk Environment: Agency, Risk Perception, and Management in the Sex Work Environments of Two Mexico-U.S. Border Cities

    Open AccessE N DA C ANDRADE, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2018Cited by: 1References: 8

  • HIV Prevalence Among Central American Migrants in Transit Through Mexico to the USA, 2009–2013

    Open AccessRene Leyva-Flores, César Infante-Xibille et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2015

  • Inequidad en la utilización de servicios de salud reproductiva en Colombia en mujeres indígenas y afrodescendientes

    Open AccessCamilo Noreña-Herrera, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2015Cited by: 2References: 13

    Se analizó la utilización de servicios de salud reproductiva (atención prenatal, parto y posparto), según la etnia de las mujeres, a partir de la Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud 2010 de Colombia. La etnia fue medida por auto- reconocimiento (indígenas, afrodescendientes y ninguna) y se estimaron modelos logísticos para cada servicio. Encontramos que, respecto a quienes no pertenecen a ninguna etnia, la utilización de servicios de salud re…

  • La cooperación financiera internacional para la lucha contra el Sida en América Latina y el Caribe

    Open AccessRene Leyva-Flores, José Gabriel Castillo et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2014

    El objetivo fue analizar la contribución financiera del Fondo Mundial para la Lucha contra el SIDA, y su relación con los criterios de elegibilidad para asignar fondos en América Latina y el Caribe, 2002-2010. Análisis descriptivo (regresión lineal) de aportes financieros del Fondo Mundial, según criterios de elegibilidad: nivel de ingreso, carga de la enfermedad, coinversión gubernamental de los países. Las aportaciones financieras correspondier…

  • Migrants Suffering Violence While in Transit Through Mexico: Factors Associated with the Decision to Continue or Turn Back

    Open AccessEdson Serván-Mori, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2013

  • Estrategias de personas con VIH para enfrentar el estigma asociado al VIH /sida. Pacientes del Hospital General de Huixtla, Chiapas

    Open AccessFrancisco Chong Villarreal, Carmen Fernández Casanueva et al.ARTICLEESTUDIOS FRONTERIZOS2012Cited by: 1References: 13

    El objetivo de este artículo es explorar las estrategias que las personas con VIH (PV) atendidas en el Hospital General de Huixtla (HGH) del estado de Chiapas llevan a cabo para enfrentar el estigma asociado al Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (VIH) y al Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (sida). Con elementos conceptuales tomados de la teoría de la estructuración, se busca conocer los recursos disponibles y utilizados por PV para hacer fre…

  • Globalización y enfermedades infecciosas en las poblaciones indígenas de México

    Open AccessRaúl Castro Pérez, Roberto Castro et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2007Cited by: 1References: 2

    Se presenta un análisis sobre la salud de los indígenas de México. La primera parte analiza el concepto de globalización y busca identificar sus principales vínculos con la salud de las poblaciones. La segunda muestra, con base en datos estadísticos, el grado de rezago en que se encuentran las poblaciones indígenas y el incumplimiento del presupuesto de equidad, central en la teoría de los beneficios de la globalización. La tercera parte presenta…

  • HIV prevention among truck drivers on Mexico's southern border

    Mario Bronfman, Rene Leyva-Flores et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2002

    Mobile populations present particular challenges for the delivery of health services. This paper focuses on a highly mobile population-truck drivers who cross the Mexico-Guatemala border through Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas-and examines the impact of an intervention that provided information regarding STD/HIV/AIDS, and promoted condom use. Following an ethnographic study to identify key actors, interaction sites and sexual practices, a baseline ques…

  • Motivos de no vacunación: Un análisis crítico de la literatura internacional, 1950-1990

    Open AccessGustavo Nigenda, Gustavo Nigenda-López et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública1997Cited by: 2References: 16

    En muchos países se reconoce que los programas de vacunación requieren del dominio de elementos técnicos y organizacionales para ser accesibles a las poblaciones. Uno de ellos ha sido menospreciado de manera importante: la participación de la población y las causas que la motivan. El presente trabajo analiza experiencias de diversos países, a partir de una revisión bibliográfica del período 1950-1990. Los resultados muestran que los estudios exis…

  • Health services decentralization in Mexico: Formulation, implementation and results of policy

    Open AccessMiguel Ángel González-Block, MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ-BLOCK et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning1989Cited by: 8

    This article provides a critique of decentralization of health care systems in underdeveloped countries, taking the Mexican case as an example. The formulation, implementation and interruption of integrative decentralization in the 1980s is analysed in the context of the interests served in Mexico by administrative centralization and institutional fragmentation. The short-term results of decentralization upon state-level politics, finance, planni…