Author:

• MARINA CLARISSA BARROS DE MELO LIMA - Melo, M.C.B. - PARNAMIRIM, RN - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <marinaclarissa@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• genyklea silva de oliveira - OLIVEIRA,G.S. - NATAL, RN - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <genyklea@yahoo.com.br>
• Célia de Oliveira Lyra - Lyra CO - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <clélia_lyra@yahoo.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-3812
• Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Roncalli, A.G. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <roncalli@terra.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-697X
• MARIA ANGELA FERNANDES FERREIRA - FERREIRA MAF - NATAL, RN - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <angelaf@ufrnet.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6142-948X

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a risk factor for morbidity, infant and child mortality. In Brazil the highest percentages of low birth weight occurs in regions of better socio-economic status. Objective: to know the spatial distribution of low birth weight rates and it’s correlation with social indicators and service. Drawing: ecological, taking Brazilian states as units of analysis. Methodology used the spatial analysis technique, 2009 data from SINASC, IPEA and IBGE. Results: higher rates of low birth weight are in the south / southeast states, Global Moran: 0.267, p = 0.02. Clusters of high-high type in the Southeast and low-low states of the Amazon region. Conclusion: The spatial inequality of low birth weight reflects the socioeconomic conditions of the states. More developed regions hold higher rates of low birth weight, therefore, the presence of the service and its use do decrease infant mortality and increase the BPN.

Keywords:

Infant, Low Birth Weight Medical Geography Social Indicators

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