Mortalidade neonatal evitável, Espírito Santo, Brasil, 2007 a 2009
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2012-12-19
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Silva, Laura Pedroza da
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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Introduction: The investigation of avoidable neonatal deaths can be understood as a sensitive indicator of the quality of health care for newborns babies. Objective: Evaluate the quality of the information and investigate avoidable neonatal deaths according to birth weight in Espírito Santo state in the period from 2007 to 2009 using banks of Mortality Information System and System of Information on Live Births. Methodology: Descriptive observational study, the population was live births and neonatal deaths. The quality of data was evaluated in three dimensions: accessibility, timeliness and completeness. Used downward trend avoidable death by intervention of Brazilian Health System, and weight cutting point ≤ 1500g. Results: The data was accessible and presented three-year lag in relation to the beginning of the study. The SIM had high percentage of missing data presented on the number of DN, mother s age and schooling, and reproductive history. The avoidable deaths were 63%; the mean preventable cause was attention to newborn 37%. The deaths with weight 1501g to 2499g had avoidable causes by attention to newborn (42%) and women in pregnancy (41%); and deaths with weight ≥ 2500g had preventable by attention to the woman in childbirth (47%). Conclusions: Despite the weaknesses found in the Mortality information system, the use of secondary data made it possible to understand the scenario of neonatal deaths in the State of Espírito Santo.
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Neonatal mortality , Infant mortality , Cause of death , Health information systems , Quality management , Epidemiologic studies , Mortalidade neonatal , Causas de morte , Sistemas de informação , Estudos epidemiológicos
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SILVA, Laura Pedroza da. Mortalidade neonatal evitável, Espírito Santo, Brasil, 2007 a 2009. 2012. 82 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, 2012.