title: [The spatial inequality of neonatal mortality in Brazil: 2006 to 2010].
abstract: The objective of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution of neonatal mortality and its correlation with the biological and socioeconomic factors and maternal and child health care in the Brazilian states in the period from 2006 to 2010. Thematic and correlation (LISA) maps were created for verification of spatial dependence as well as multiple linear regression models. It was found that there is no specific spatial correlation for neonatal mortality in the Brazilian states (R = 0.002, p = 0.48). The majority of the variables were correlated (r > 0.3, p < 0.05) with neonatal mortality, forming clusters in the North and Northeast, with higher rates for teenage mothers, low household income per capita, lower prenatal consultations and less Neonatal Intensive Care Unit beds. The number of Neonatal ICU beds maintained an independent effect after regression analysis. The conclusion reached was that regional inequalities in living conditions and especially access to maternal and child health contribute to the unequal distribution of neonatal mortality in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 59.056-000, Brazil. genyklea@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Genyklea Silva
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Marina Clarissa Barros de Melo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Clélia de Oliveira
authors.initials: Cde O
authors.lastname: Lyra
authors.forename: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Maria Angela Fernandes
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D062306:Geography, Medical; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors