Infant mortality causes, County of Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil

Authors

  • José Romero Teruel USP; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Jarbas Leite Nogueira USP; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Uilio A. Gomes USP; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Medicina Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101973000200001

Keywords:

Infant mortality, Ribeirão Preto^i2^sS. Paulo, Bra, Infectious diseases

Abstract

The study of 1124 deaths of under 5 years children residing in urban areas in the region of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, in the period of June 1968 to July 1970, through the gathering of all information registered at the health care services and obtained through interviews with families and physicions responsible for the caring, is described. The predominance of deaths in the neonatal period is observed. The coefficient of infant mortality was estimated in 52.4 for a thousand live born. The importance of the infectious and perinatal causes is evidenced, as well as the health care problems regarding childhood chiefly and the want of trained paramedical personnel.

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Published

1973-06-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (1973)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Teruel, J. R., Nogueira, J. L., & Gomes, U. A. (1973). Infant mortality causes, County of Ribeirão Preto, S.P., Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 7(2), 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101973000200001