EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF POST-NEONATAL MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH AVOIDABLE CAUSES IN PALMAS, TOCANTINS AND BRAZIL

Authors

  • Maria Luiza Silva Brito Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Daniel Botelho Mariano Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Renata dos Santos Oliveira Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Tatiane Pires Oliveira Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Ana Flávia de Oliveira Castro Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Antonio Rozeni Gomes Barbosa Júnior Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Glendara Aparecida de Souza Martins Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Sandra Maria Botelho Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Karolyne Botelho Marques Silva Universidade Federal do Tocantins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv6-6183

Keywords:

child health, postnatal mortality, primary attention

Abstract

Infant mortality, especially post neonatal mortality, is a sensitive indicator of the quality of life of a population. The objective of this study was to present the post-neonatal mortality coefficient of Palmas, Tocantins and Brazil in the 2014-2016 triennium and to present the main avoidable causes of these deaths. It is an exploratory descriptive study that analyzes public data provided by the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Live Birth Information System (SINASC). The results showed a significative reduction of the mortalities in Palmas-TO, the opposite of the State and National scenarios. Mortality rates presented variations, Palmas and Tocantins increased their value from 2014 (1,55/1000 born lives (BL) and 2,00/1000 BL respectively) to 2015 (2,30/1000 BL and 2,07/1000 BL respectively) and reduced from 2015 to 2016 (1,34/1000 BL and 2,06/1000 BL respectively); Brazil reduced its value from 2014 (2,05/1000 BL) to 2015 (1,88/1000 BL) and increased from 2015 to 2016 (2,21/1000 BL). It was identified that the decline in the absolute number of deaths in Palmas-TO is due to actions of health promotion, diagnosis and treatment and attention to gestation. Thus, the local decline in mortality is linked to early diagnosis, quality of care, access to primary health services and the availability of these services at the national level, associated with integral management mechanisms for maternal and child health.

Published

2019-10-03

How to Cite

Brito, M. L. S., Mariano, D. B., Oliveira, R. dos S., Oliveira, T. P., Castro, A. F. de O., Barbosa Júnior, A. R. G., … Silva, K. B. M. (2019). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF POST-NEONATAL MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH AVOIDABLE CAUSES IN PALMAS, TOCANTINS AND BRAZIL. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 6(3), 66–76. https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv6-6183

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