title: [Risk factors for neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in the Central-West region of Brazil: linkage between live birth and infant death data banks].
abstract: This article focused on risk factors for neonatal and post-neonatal mortality by linking live births and infant death records. The study was conducted in the municipality of Goiânia, in the Central-West region of Brazil. A total of 20,981 live births and 342 infant deaths constitute the retrospective cohort. Neonatal and post-neonatal mortality risks were estimated in this cohort study of live births by logistic regression. In the neonatal period, the highest ORs were for delivery in public hospitals (OR = 2.28; 95% CI 1.57-3.32), pre-term neonates (OR = 8.94; 95% CI 5.85-13.67), and low birth weight (OR = 8.92; 95% CI 5.77-13.79). Cesarean delivery appeared as a protective factor (OR = 0.58; 95% CI 0.43-0.78). For post-neonatal mortality, the highest ORs were for illiterate mothers (OR = 6.25; 95% CI 1.25-31.27), low birth weight (OR = 3.12; 95% CI 1.67-5.84), and delivery in public hospitals (OR = 2.65; 95% CI 1. 13-6.23). The linkage identified socioeconomic variables that were more important risk factors for post-neonatal than neonatal mortality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Tropical, Saúde Coletiva e Dermatologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74605-050, Brasil. olmorais@zaz.com. br.
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Morais Neto
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001938:Brazil; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D016015:Logistic Models; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors