Variations in infant mortality rates among municipalities in the state of Ceara, Northeast Brazil: an ecological analysis | Zendy

A. C. Terra de Souza | Zendy; Ennio Cufino | Zendy; KE Peterson | Zendy; J. Gardner | Zendy; Maciel Amaral | Zendy; Alberto Ascherio | Zendy

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Variations in infant mortality rates among municipalities in the state of Ceara, Northeast Brazil: an ecological analysis

Author(s) -

A. C. Terra de Souza,

Ennio Cufino,

KE Peterson,

J. Gardner,

Maciel Amaral,

Alberto Ascherio

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.267

Subject(s) - infant mortality , breastfeeding , ecological study , socioeconomic status , per capita , demography , child mortality , functional illiteracy , mortality rate , sanitation , poverty , environmental health , geography , medicine , population , economics , pediatrics , economic growth , sociology , pathology , political science , law

Infant mortality rates vary substantially among municipalities in the State of Ceará, from 14 to 193 per 1000 live births. Identification of the determinants of these differences can be of particular importance to infant health policy and programmes in Brazil where local governments play a pivotal role in providing primary health care.

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