Raffaela Schiavon

Dr. Raffaela Schiavon

Independent Consultant in Sexual & Reproductive Health, Mexico City 03100, Mexico
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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 July 2020 in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
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ETErika Troncoso
Erika Troncoso
First‐trimester abortion became legal in Mexico City in April 2007. Since then, 216 755 abortions have been provided, initially in hospitals, by specialized physicians using surgical techniques. With time and experience, services were provided increasingly in health centers, by general physicians using medical therapies. Meanwhile, abortion remains legally restricted in the remaining 31/32 Mexican states. Demand and need for abortion care have increased throughout the country, while overall abortion‐specific mortality rates have declined. In an effort to ensure universal access to and improved quality of reproductive and maternal health services, including abortion, Mexico recently expanded its cadres of health professionals. While initial advances are evident in pregnancy and delivery care, many obstacles and barriers impair the task‐sharing/shifting process in abortion care. Efforts to expand the provider base for legal abortion and postabortion care to include midlevel professionals should be pursued by authorities in the new Mexican administration to further reduce abortion mortality and complications.

22 November 2025 in Salud Pública de México
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Elvia De la Vara-Salazar
LSLeticia Suárez-López
Leticia Suárez-López
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Aremis Villalobos
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CHCelia Hubert
Celia Hubert
Objetivo. Conocer y analizar prevalencias y factores asociados con el embarazo en adolescentes (EA) en México, 2021-2024. Material y métodos. Utilizando información de mujeres de 15-19 años de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2021-2024, se estimaron prevalencias de EA por área y región de residencia. Se ajustaron modelos de regresión Poisson estratificados para explorar factores de riesgo asociados. Resultados. La prevalencia nacional de embarazo en adolescentes fue 32.3% (IC95%: 28.43,36.41). En áreas rurales, el inicio sexual temprano (RP= 1.44; IC95%: 1.10,1.87), diferencia de edad con la pareja (RP= 1.40; IC95%: 1.02,1.92) y no uso de anticonceptivos en la primera relación sexual (RP= 1.55; IC95%: 1.12,2.15) se asocian con EA, y en urbanas no contar con conocimiento de uso correcto del condón (RP= 1.61; IC95%: 1.14,2.28), no uso de anticonceptivos (RP= 2.15; IC95%: 1.60,2.90) y rezago educativo (RP= 1.70; IC95%: 1.27, 2.27). Conclusión. La asociación entre EA y no uso de anticonceptivos, así como otros comportamientos en el inicio sexual, deben interpretarse considerando contextos socioculturales específicos, para orientar intervenciones y decisiones de política efectivas.