Sociodemographic factors associated with mortality of women in fertile age in Rio Grande do Norte
Titelübersetzung:Fatores sociodemográficos associados com a mortalidade de mulheres em idade fértil no Rio Grande do Norte
Autor/in:
Lima, Iraci Duarte de; França, Thaís Lorena Barbosa de; Silva, Juliano José; Silva, Kamila Maiane Pessoa da
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 4, S 1464-1474
Inhalt: Objective: Identifying sociodemographic factors associated with mortality of women in fertile age in Rio Grande do Norte in the period from 2006 to 2010. Method: a descriptive, quantitative study with collected data through the Mortality Information System and processed by the test of association chi-square. Results: 59.1% of the deaths occurred from preventable causes and the main underlying causes: cancer, heart disease and circulatory system and external causes. Deaths grow proportionally with age and were associated with: educational attainment, occupation and origin of the institution of occurrence. Conclusion: the results indicate weaknesses in the quality of care and point to the need of investing in actions that reduce inequality in access to primary care services that ensure quality and resolution at all levels of health care.
Schlagwörter:woman; Gesundheit; health; Sterblichkeit; mortality; Ursache; cause; Gesundheitsversorgung; health care; soziale Faktoren; social factors; demographische Faktoren; demographic factors; Brasilien; Brazil; Lateinamerika; Latin America; Südamerika; South America
SSOAR Kategorie:Medizinsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung