2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008000200024
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Mortalidade infantil por causas evitáveis no Brasil: um estudo ecológico no período 2000-2002

Abstract: O objetivo desse estudo foi testar as associações entre a mortalidade infantil por causas evitáveis no Brasil com indicadores sócio-econômicos e de serviços e investimentos em saúde. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico, cujas unidades de análise foram os 296 municípios brasileiros com população superior a 80 mil habitantes. Realizaram-se os testes de Kruskall-Wallis e ANOVA para identificar diferenças significativas entre os quartis de mortalidade infantil segundo as variáveis independentes, e foram calculados os … Show more

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“…The results of this study show that we continue to be influenced by the unequal hospitalizations for preventable causes distribution, sensitive to socioeconomic conditions, investment in public health and the provision of services, since those regions with GNP per capita and low income level showed higher hospitalization rates for avoidable causes than in those with better conditions, like the findings of the study 27 on infant mortality from preventable causes in Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 50%
“…The results of this study show that we continue to be influenced by the unequal hospitalizations for preventable causes distribution, sensitive to socioeconomic conditions, investment in public health and the provision of services, since those regions with GNP per capita and low income level showed higher hospitalization rates for avoidable causes than in those with better conditions, like the findings of the study 27 on infant mortality from preventable causes in Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 50%
“…The results indicate that these limitations differently affected the color or race categories. According to some authors 4 , 16 differences recorded in infant mortality indicators among different population groups may indicate that strategies for preventing infant deaths lack to being applied equally.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dentre os fatores envolvidos, destacam-se melhorias nas condições socioeconômicas e na oferta de serviços de saúde, assim como mudanças demográficas, como a redução da fecundidade. Por sua vez, as taxas de mortalidade no período neonatal apresentaram tendência de declínio mais lento 5,6 .…”
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