Distribution of maternal mortality in Paraiba state from 2007 to 2016

Authors

  • Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista HUJB/Ebserh FMABC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/.v9i4.13520

Keywords:

Maternal mortality. Health profile. Health information system.

Abstract

Backgrounds and Objectives: to evaluate the distribution of maternal mortality in the state of Paraíba from 2007 to 2016. Methods: a documental and quantitative research, with secondary data obtained from the online database and free access to the Mortality Information System . The population was composed of women of childbearing age living in the state of Paraíba, who died of maternal death in the period 2007 to 2016. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and compared with the literature pertinent to the subject studied. Results: There were 324 deaths, with a higher prevalence during pregnancy, delivery or abortion up to 42 days postpartum (74.3%) and among women aged between 30 and 39 years (78.4%), with schooling ignored (48.8%) and single marital status (36.4%), where death resulted from direct causes (78.7%), with predominance of deaths in the microregions of João Pessoa and Campina Grande. Conclusion: the maternal mortality profile has been receiving special attention in the state of Paraíba, due to the presence of high maternal mortality ratios, accompanied by preventable causes in the majority of cases.

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Author Biography

Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista, HUJB/Ebserh FMABC

Departamento de desenho e escrita científica da FMABC

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Published

2019-10-09

How to Cite

Batista, H. M. T. (2019). Distribution of maternal mortality in Paraiba state from 2007 to 2016. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.17058/.v9i4.13520

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2019)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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