Geographies of life and death in Ecuador : Understanding inequalities in material deprivation and mortality in a context with deficient data sources
The aim of this dissertation was to analyse social and geographical inequalities in mortality in Ecuador, correcting the potential deficiencies found in the mortality registry. For this purpose, four studies were developed. In the first study we found that, at the national and provincial levels, the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/668155 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668155 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mortality Vital Statistics Social Determinants of Healt Material Deprivation Ecuador Mortalidad Estadísticas Vitales Determinantes Sociales de la Salud Privación Material 614 |
| Sumario: | The aim of this dissertation was to analyse social and geographical inequalities in mortality in Ecuador, correcting the potential deficiencies found in the mortality registry. For this purpose, four studies were developed. In the first study we found that, at the national and provincial levels, the mortality registry of Ecuador performs poorly both in terms of completeness and quality. In most of the studied areas, indicators were poorer for the mortality registry in women. Moreover, quality and completeness were lower in the Amazon, central Andean, and northern Coastal regions where historically excluded groups have traditionally lived. In the second study, after correcting deficiencies in the completeness and quality of the mortality registry in the country, we observed not only changes in the number of deaths, but also in the geographic patterns of mortality risks due to some of the main causes of death in women and men. In the third study, a clear geographical pattern of material deprivation in the country was evidenced. High levels of material deprivation were found in areas in the northern Coastal, central Andean and Amazonic regions. In the final study of the dissertation, unique patterns of specific cause of death mortality were observed in women and men in the country. Moreover, many of the main causes of death in men and women were positively associated with material deprivation. |
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