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0119/2020 - Child mortality and genre in brazil: A research using panel data
Mortalidade infantil e gênero no brasil: Uma investigação usando dados em painel

Author:

• Taytiellen Fernandes Alves - Alves, T.F - <taytiellen@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-1356

Co-author(s):

• Alexandre Bragança Coelho - Coelho, A.B - <acoelho@ufv.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9735-7035


Abstract:

Severalstudiesindicatethat in Brazil male mortalityofchildrenishigherthanthefemale. Recentstudieshavealsoshown a reduction in the male infantmortality in thelastyears. However, isunknownaboutwhatfactors are associatedwiththisphenomenon. How male infants are generally more fragile, onehypothesisisthatan upgrade in thefinancelevelsandpreandpostnatalhealthcarehave more impactonreducing male infantmortality. Therefore, theobjectiveofthisarticlewasanalyzedhowthesefactorsaffectinfantmortality in Brazil. Totheestimatedmodel, wasutilizedBrazilianstates data1996 to 2014. The resultsindicatethattheaverageincome, lowbirthweight, thenumberofprenatalconsultationsandthefertility rate, are importantfactorsassociatedwithinfantmortality in the country. In general, theimpactofthesevariablesisbigger in the male childrenmortality, showingthatthebiggerfragilityofthesechildrenrequiresgreaterparentscareandhealthauthorities. In addition, otherstudiescananalyzetheimportanceofbreastfeedingoninfantmortalityandgender in Brazil, in ordertoverifytheimpactofbreastfeedingonreducinginfantdeaths.

Keywords:

Infant Mortality, Gender, Super-mortality.

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