Spatial distribution and autocorrelation of infant mortality for three cities in Paraná state, Brazil

de Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto and da Costa, Josane Rosenilda and de Freitas Mathias, Thais Aidar (2012) Spatial distribution and autocorrelation of infant mortality for three cities in Paraná state, Brazil. Geospatial health , 6 (2). pp. 257-262. ISSN 1970-7096

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Abstract

Infant mortality (IM), defined as deaths among children one year of age or younger, is an indicator of quality of life and of the organisation and quality of health services. IM reduction is one of the main goals of healthcare and improvements in this area would demonstrate an impact of public services and improved living conditions. Knowledge of the geographic distribution of IM can provide support for prevention and health maintenance decisions. The objective of this study was to analyse the spatial distribution and autocorrelation of IM in Maringá, Sarandi and Paiçandu, three cities in the Maringá metropolitan area, Paraná state, Brazil. The coefficients ranged between 6.5 and 18.2, with the highest rates found in the outskirts of the fused cities, particularly in the demographic expansion areas (DEAs) in Sarandi, with a “high-high” correlation for DEAs no. 18 and 19 and a “low-high” for DEA no. 16. In the central area of Maringá, represented by DEAs no. 3, 6 and 7, the correlation was “low-low”. Peripheral DEAs generally show inferior socioeconomic and healthcare conditions. These observations make it possible to analyse programme coverage, set priorities, define goals and follow-up future changes

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Infant mortality, geographical information system, residence characteristics, Brazil
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 614 Medicina legale; incidenza delle malattie; Medicina preventiva pubblica > 614.4 Incidenza delle malattie e misure pubblica per prevenirle (classificare qui l'Epidemiologia, l'Epidemiologia clinica) > 614.42 Incidenza delle malattie, e misure pubbliche per prevenirle. Incidenza (classificare qui la prevalenza; la Geografia medica; l'Epidemiologia spaziale; i rilevamenti sanitari) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 618 Altri rami della medicina; Ginecologia e ostetricia, Pediatria, Geriatria > 618.9 Pediatria e Geriatria > 618.92 Pediatria (Malattie degli infanti e dei bambini fino alla pubertà) 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 910 Geografia e viaggi > 910.285 Geographic information systems
Depositing User:	Chiara Ceccucci
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2012 09:57
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2012 09:57
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4204

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