| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
João Alexandre Mendes Teixeira
[1]
;
Waleska Regina Machado Araujo
[2]
;
Ana Goretti Kalume Maranhão
[3]
;
Juan José Cortez-Escalante
[4]
;
Leandro Fórnias Machado de Rezende
[5]
;
Alicia Matijasevich
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[3] Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde - Brasil
[4] Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde. Unidade Técnica de Doenças Transmissíveis e Análise de Situação em Saúde - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde; v. 28, n. 1 2019-02-18. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract Objective: to calculate mortality rates on the first day of life from 2010 to 2015 in eight Brazilian Federative Units providing better quality information, to assess associated factors and to classify deaths by underlying causes and avoidability. Methods: this was a descriptive study; mortality rates were compared according to maternal and child characteristics; avoidability analysis used the ‘Brazilian list of avoidable causes of death’. Results: 21.6% (n=20,791) of all infant deaths occurred on the first day of life; the mortality rate reduced from 2.7 to 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births; rates were higher in live births with low birthweight and preterm births, and among babies born to mothers with no schooling; main causes of death were respiratory distress syndrome (8.9%) and extreme immaturity (5.2%); 66.3% of causes of death were avoidable. Conclusion: 2/3 of deaths on the first day of life could have been avoided with adequate care for women during pregnancy and delivery and adequate care for live births. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/25614-4 - Physical inactivity and cancer: from evaluation of etiological evidence to public health impact |
| Grantee: | Leandro Fórnias Machado de Rezende |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |