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0118/2013 - AVOIDABLE CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS DUE TO INTERVENTIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM: A COMPARISON OF TWO BIRTH COHORTS
MORTES INFANTIS EVITÁVEIS POR INTERVENÇÕES DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE: COMPARAÇÃO DE DUAS COORTES DE NASCIMENTOS

Author:

• Hellen Geremias dos Santos - Santos, H.G. - Universidade Estadual de Londrina - <hellengeremias@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7039-8585

Co-author(s):

• Selma Maffei de Andrade - Andrade, S.M. - Londrina, PR - Universidade Estadual de Londrina - <selmaffei@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-8330
• Thaís Aidar de Freitas Mathias - Mathias, T.A.F. - Universidade Estadual de Maringpa - <tafmathias@uem.br>
• Arthur Eumann Mesas - Mesas, A.E. - Universidade Estadual de Londrina - <aemesas@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0088-8607
• Lígia Lopes Ferrari - Ferrari, L.L. - Universidade Estadual de Londrina - <ligiaferrari@sercomtel.com.br>
• Ana Maria Rigo Silva - Silva, A.M.R. - Universidade Estadual de Londrina - <arigosilva@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9527-4914

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

Avoidable infant mortality was compared among the cohorts of live births in 2000/20001 and 2007/2008 in Londrina (PR). Data on live births and infant deaths were matched in a single database and the underlying causes of death were classified according to the Brazilian List of Avoidable Causes of Mortality of the Brazilian Unified Healthcare System. The proportional variations of death rates were calculated and the technique of correspondence analysis was used. The proportions of avoidable deaths were 71.6% in 2000/2001 and 65.5% in 2007/2008. Avoidable mortality rate due to “care of the woman during pregnancy” was the most frequent in the two biennia and increased 16.7%. There was a decline in avoidable mortality rates due to other causes. Correspondence analysis showed, in 2000/2001, a profile of deaths characterized mainly by causes avoidable by “care of the woman during labor” and "health promotion/care" while, in 2007/2008, by causes avoidable by “care of the woman during pregnancy”, particularly among low birth weight newborns and "not clearly avoidable", among those with adequate weight. Despite a reduction in some avoidable causes of deaths, improvements in antenatal care are required.

Keywords:

Infant Mortality Causes of Death Health Services Evaluation

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Santos, H.G., Andrade, S.M., Mathias, T.A.F., Mesas, A.E., Ferrari, L.L., Silva, A.M.R.. AVOIDABLE CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS DUE TO INTERVENTIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM: A COMPARISON OF TWO BIRTH COHORTS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/avoidable-causes-of-infant-deaths-due-to-interventions-of-the-brazilian-unified-health-system-a-comparison-of-two-birth-cohorts/12232



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