Analysis of the infant mortality indicator in a municipality in southeast Paraná

• Autor(a) principal: Maronesi, Natiele Luize
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Chaga Maronezi, Luis Felipe, Rezende Nogueira Rodrigues, Raphaela, De Bortoli, Cleunir De Fátima Candido
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Espaço para a Saúde (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/797
• topic: Mortalidade Infantil; Epidemiologia; Saúde Pública

Objective: To analyze infant deaths in a municipality in the southeast of the state of Paraná, from2015 to 2019. Method: This is a retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach.Data were collected from the municipality’s Epidemiological Surveillance department, and weretabulated, analyzed and discussed. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee.Results: The study sample consisted of 62 infant deaths, of which 64.5% were consideredpreventable. In the last two years of analysis (2018 and 2019) there was a 55.5% reduction inthe number of deaths, as a result of the contingency plan implemented in the municipality.Conclusion: The number of deaths was reduced by more than half, representing an advance inthe municipality in terms of improvement of the health care provided, either in primary care orin hospital care.