Infant mortality causes, County of Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil

The study of 1124 deaths of under 5 years children residing in urban areas in the region of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, in the period of June 1968 to July 1970, through the gathering of all information registered at the health care services and obtained through interviews with families and physicions re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Teruel, José Romero, Nogueira, Jarbas Leite, Gomes, Uilio A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1973
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista de Saúde Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/4678
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/4678
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mortalidade infantil
Ribeirão Preto^i1^sS.P.
Bra
Doenças infecciosas
Infant mortality
Ribeirão Preto^i2^sS. Paulo
Infectious diseases
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Sumario:The study of 1124 deaths of under 5 years children residing in urban areas in the region of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, in the period of June 1968 to July 1970, through the gathering of all information registered at the health care services and obtained through interviews with families and physicions responsible for the caring, is described. The predominance of deaths in the neonatal period is observed. The coefficient of infant mortality was estimated in 52.4 for a thousand live born. The importance of the infectious and perinatal causes is evidenced, as well as the health care problems regarding childhood chiefly and the want of trained paramedical personnel.