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0120/2017 - Bolsa Família Program and the reduction of infant mortality in the municipalities of the Brazilian semiarid region
Programa Bolsa Família e a redução da mortalidade infantil nos municípios do Semiárido brasileiro

Author:

• Everlane Suane Araújo Silva - Araújo Silva, Everlane Suane - Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Estatística - <everlanesuane@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• NEIR ANTUNES PAES - Paes, N.A. - JOÃO PESSOA, PB - UFPB, Estatística - <antunes@de.ufpb.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

In 2003, the federal government introduced the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) a widespread conditional cash transfer to poor households when they comply with conditions related to health and education. A longitudinal ecological study using panel data from 1133 municipalities of the Brazilian semiarid region was performed. The main goal was to assess the effect of the BFP on infant mortality in the semiarid region during the period 2004-2010. Associations were estimated using regression multivariate linear for panel data with fixed effects. The primary outcome variable was the Infant Mortality Rate, adjusted for relevant social and demographic covariates, and for the effect of the largest primary health-care scheme in the country through the Family Health Strategy (FHS). The PBF and the ESF played a significant role in reducing infant mortality as well as the increase in prenatal consultations, reduced illiteracy rates, low levels of fertility and decrease of individuals living in households with access to supplies water and inadequate sanitation. It was concluded that the PBF had a positive impact on reducing child mortality levels and their impact was boosted by the intervention of other social and demographic factors.

Keywords:

Infant mortalityCash Transfer ProgramSemiarid of the Brazil

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Araújo Silva, Everlane Suane, Paes, N.A.. Bolsa Família Program and the reduction of infant mortality in the municipalities of the Brazilian semiarid region. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/bolsa-familia-program-and-the-reduction-of-infant-mortality-in-the-municipalities-of-the-brazilian-semiarid-region/16166



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