Asociación de los tipos de carencia y grado de desarrollo humano con la mortalidad infantil en México, 2008
AUTOR(ES)
Medina-Gómez, Oswaldo Sinoe, López-Arellano, Oliva
FONTE
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011-08
RESUMO
The aim of this study was to assess the association between different types of economic and social deprivation and infant mortality rates reported in 2008 in Mexico. We conducted an ecological study analyzing the correlation and relative risk between the human development index and levels of social and economic differences in State and national infant mortality rates. There was a strong correlation between higher human development and lower infant mortality. Low schooling and poor housing and crowding were associated with higher infant mortality. Although infant mortality has declined dramatically in Mexico over the last 28 years, the decrease has not been homogeneous, and there are persistent inequalities that determine mortality rates in relation to different poverty levels. Programs with a multidisciplinary approach are needed to decrease infant mortality rates through comprehensive individual and family development.
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