La mortalidad materna en Salvador-Bahía, 1993
Maternal death is still a serious problem in Brazil, especially because the majority of these deaths are avoidable. The underestimating of these deaths has contributed to the covering-up of this reality. In order to complete a diagnostic report in Salvador, this study examined the death certificates...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/17231 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17231 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 312.2-055.5(043.2) Salud pública (Medicina) 3212 Salud Pública |
| Sumario: | Maternal death is still a serious problem in Brazil, especially because the majority of these deaths are avoidable. The underestimating of these deaths has contributed to the covering-up of this reality. In order to complete a diagnostic report in Salvador, this study examined the death certificates that were written during the time period of January 1 to December 31, 1993, based on information from medical logs and medical reports from the Legal -Medical Institute (Instituto Medical Legal), and interviews with family members. 951 cases were studied: these obituaries are reflective of a whole range of women of child-bearing age (10-49). The original certificates were compared to the revised versions and a base of additional information. The system of recording mortality and the problems of documenting the causes of maternal death were analyzed. Finally a description of the manner of completing these obituaries was made... |
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