Spatial patterns of prematurity and its determinants in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil, 2010-2019
Elias Carlos Aguirre Rodríguez,
Elen Yanina Aguirre Rodríguez,
Fernando Augusto Silva Marins
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To analyze spatial distribution of preterm births and their association with maternal, social, and health services indicators in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil, 2010-2019. Methods: Ecological study using data on preterm newborns from 39 municipalities in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. Univariate global Moran’s index (Im) was used to evaluate spatial association of prematurity, and univariate local Moran’s index by using the cluster map (LISA) to identify spatial patterns and … Show more
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