Analysis of factors related to infant mortality in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, from 2000 to 2012

• Autor(a) principal: Milani, Patrícia
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Potrich, Tassiana, Pitilin, Érica de Brito, Zuge, Samuel Spiegelberg
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/23635
• topic: Infant mortality; Risk factors; Relative risk; Information systems; Vital statistics; Mortalidade infantil; Fatores de risco; Risco relativo; Sistemas de Informação; Estatísticas vitais

Objective: To describe the factors related to mortality of children under one year old in Chapecó, Santa Catarina. Methods: this is an epidemiological study, of the observational type, with secondary data from the Mortality Information System from 2000 to 2012 was carried out statistical analysis using the Chi-squared tests and Relative Risk. We used p <0.05 significance level. Results: reported to 484 infant deaths in the period, of which there was a significant relationship between infant mortality and duration of pregnancy, as well as maternal education, and birth weight. In addition, the relative risk for deaths linked to diseases of the perinatal period, infectious, parasitic and respiratory system. Conclusion: Although infant mortality rates are decreasing, still characterized as a public health problem and a challenge to be overcome by the Unified Health System, as many infant deaths are from preventable and avoidable causes.