Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil
Joint Authors
Zurita, Robsmeire Calvo Melo
Melo, Emiliana Cristina
Mathias, Thais Aidar de Freitas
Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de
Ribeiro, Ana Beatriz Guedes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to analyze maternal and child health indicators and infant mortality rate (IMR) at the cities located at the 18th Health Division (HD) in Parana State, Brazil.
In this ecological study we analyzed all live births and infant deaths which occurred from 2000 to 2009 at the 18th HD, collecting data from the Mortality Information Database and the Live Births Information Database.
The variables assessed were grouped into maternal, pregnancy and delivery, and neonatal variables.
The analysis was conducted using the mean percentage of each variable and the IMR calculated for both periods: from 2000 to 2004 and from 2005 to 2009.
The IMR was reduced considerably, following Brazil's and Paraná State's trend.
Maternal indicators went down regarding the mean percentage of teenage mothers and low education, whereas they went up regarding mother with 35 years old or older and mothers without a partner.
Pregnancy indicators showed increased prematurity and cesarean birth.
Neonatal indicators raised in black/brown skin color and low birth weights percentages.
This study provides a better understanding of maternal and child health in the cities located at the 18th HD, supplying grounds to plan actions regarding the real needs of each specific city.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Melo, Emiliana Cristina& Ribeiro, Ana Beatriz Guedes& Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de& Zurita, Robsmeire Calvo Melo& Mathias, Thais Aidar de Freitas. 2013. Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Melo, Emiliana Cristina…[et al.]. Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Melo, Emiliana Cristina& Ribeiro, Ana Beatriz Guedes& Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de& Zurita, Robsmeire Calvo Melo& Mathias, Thais Aidar de Freitas. Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil. Nursing Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476201
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476201