Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics: 2006–2012.
| Variable Description | (1) 2006–2008: Mean |
(2) 2009: Mean |
(3) 2010–2012: Mean |
(4) 2006–2008 vs 2010–2012: p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea-related Hospitalizationsb: Children Ages 0–4 | 1,370.63 | 938.56 | 824.93 | 0.000 |
| Diarrhea Cases (Morbidity) b: Children Ages 0–4 | 53,168.35 | 47,692.00 | 47,582.96 | 0.257 |
| Confirmed Cases of H1N1: All Ages | 0 | 2,186.00 | 78.91 | 0.000 |
| Hospitalizations: All Ages | 153,126.70 | 163,811.00 | 170,885.30 | 0.314 |
| Federal Expenditures in Health (Millions of Mexican Pesos) | 4,922.19 | 4,876.20 | 5,394.33 | 0.020 |
| State Expenditures in Health (Millions of Mexican Pesos) | 774.68 | 981.86 | 931.50 | 0.450 |
| Vaccine Dosesc (1000s) | 2,790.70 | 3,329.32 | 3,394.27 | 0.132 |
| Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)d (1000s) | 113.46 | 88.29 | 92.19 | 0.106 |
| Number of Hospital Beds | 1,137.84 | 1,130.00 | 1,129.13 | 0.962 |
| Observations | 96 | 32 | 96 | 192 |
Notes: Each year of analysis includes Mexico’s 31 states and its Federal District (Mexico City).
The p-value is for the difference in means between the periods 2006–2008 and 2010–2012.
Includes the mean number of hospital dischargers (or morbidity cases) where the primary diagnosis was International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) code A00-A09X (Intestinal Infections) for children under the age of five.
Vaccine Doses denotes the mean number of vaccinations that were administered in a state during the period of analysis, including vaccinations against the rotavirus.
ORS denotes the average number of oral rehydration salt packets that were distributed in a state during the period of analysis.
Sources: Mexico’s Ministry of Health (Secretaria de Salud); SINAIS (National System of Health Information).