Open AccessLow birthweight and infant mortality in Puerto Rico.
Author(s) -
José E. Becerra,
Hani K. Atrash,
Nilsa Pérez,
J A Saliceti
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.11.1572
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , low birth weight , demography , incidence (geometry) , marital status , infant mortality , population , prenatal care , epidemiology , environmental health , pregnancy , physics , sociology , biology , optics , genetics
The purpose of this study was to quantify the relative contributions of maternal age, education, marital status, hospital of birth, and use of prenatal care to the high incidence of low birthweight and infant mortality in Puerto Rico.