title: [Risk factors for perinatal mortality in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, 2003].
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze risk factors for perinatal mortality in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2003, using a multilevel hierarchical model. In this case-control study, cases consisted of all perinatal deaths in 2003 in singleton infants with birth weight > 500g and without congenital malformations. The controls were live births from December 26, 2002, to December 31, 2003, with the same characteristics as the study group, but who survived > 6 days. By using record linkage techniques, 403 cases and 1,612 controls were obtained. All variables, when submitted jointly to multiple logistic regression, showed statistical significance in decreasing order of risk, as follows: prematurity (OR = 18.23), low birth weight (OR = 4.90), maternal age > 35 (OR = 1.97), delivery in public hospitals (OR = 1.93), and maternal schooling < 4 years (OR = 1.78).
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Rua Amália Bernardino Sousa 710, Recife, PE 51021, Brazil. taa@recife.pe.gov.br
authors.forename: Terezinha de Almeida
authors.initials: Tde A
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: Maria José Bezerra
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Sílvia Wanick
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Sarinho
authors.forename: Luiz Oscar Cardoso
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D054238:Perinatal Mortality; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Fatores de risco para a mortalidade perinatal no Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, 2003.