title: Factors Associated with Infant Mortality in a Northeastern Brazilian Capital.
abstract: PurposeIdentify factors associated with infant mortality by a hierarchical model based on socioeconomic, health care, obstetric and biological determinants in a northeastern Brazilian capital.MethodsObservational, retrospective cohort study based on secondary data of births and deaths of infants of mothers living in the city of Teresina.ResultsBased on the distal level of determination of infant mortality, the characteristics that remained statistically significant were maternal age, maternal education and maternal occupation (p< 0.001). In the intermediate level, all variables were statistically significant, particularly the type of pregnancy and delivery (p< 0.001). The gender of the baby was the proximal level feature that had no significant association with the outcome, while the other variables of this level had association (p< 0.001).ConclusionsThis study evidenced that, in addition to biological factors, socioeconomic status and maternal and child health care are important to determine infant mortality.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Sciences and Health. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sheila Lima Diógenes
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Sciences and Health. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano Brito
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Sciences and Health. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
authors.forename: Viriato
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Campelo
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Sciences and Health. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Roberta Vilarouca da
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population