Maternal deaths: accuracy of the death certificates and an adjustment factor for estimating the mortality ratio in Brazil (2003)
- Authors:
- USP affiliated authors: LAURENTI, RUY - FSP ; GOTLIEB, SABINA LEA DAVIDSON - FSP ; JORGE, MARIA HELENA PRADO DE MELLO - FSP
- Unidade: FSP
- Subjects: MORTALIDADE MATERNA; MULHERES; ATESTADO DE ÓBITO; CAUSA BÁSICA DE MORTE; BRASIL
- Language: Inglês
- Abstract: It was investigate a sample of 3297 death certificates (DC) of women from 10 to 49 years old. For each case, interviews were done with the family, the physician and others, and the hospital medical records were consulted. It was created a new death certificate (NDC) that was compared with the original death certificate (ODC). In 218 cases, the deaths occurred during pregnancy or during a period of 12 months afther the delivery; in 96 of these cases, it was considered maternal mortality according the Who definition. In the ODC, only 61 were declared as maternal deaths and the investigation discovered other 25 cases. The adjustment factor was = 1,57. The adjustment factor discovered was different for each of the five regions of the country.Its is shown the causes of the maternal deaths in the ODC and in the NDC
- Imprenta:
- Publisher: World Health Organization
- Publisher place: Cologne
- Date published: 2003
- Conference titles: Meeting of Who Collaborating Centres for the Family of International Classifications
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ABNT
LAURENTI, Ruy e GOTLIEB, Sabina Léa Davidson e MELLO JORGE, Maria Helena Prado de. Maternal deaths: accuracy of the death certificates and an adjustment factor for estimating the mortality ratio in Brazil. 2003, Anais.. Cologne: World Health Organization, 2003. . Acesso em: 24 abr. 2024. -
APA
Laurenti, R., Gotlieb, S. L. D., & Mello Jorge, M. H. P. de. (2003). Maternal deaths: accuracy of the death certificates and an adjustment factor for estimating the mortality ratio in Brazil. In . Cologne: World Health Organization. -
NLM
Laurenti R, Gotlieb SLD, Mello Jorge MHP de. Maternal deaths: accuracy of the death certificates and an adjustment factor for estimating the mortality ratio in Brazil. 2003 ;[citado 2024 abr. 24 ] -
Vancouver
Laurenti R, Gotlieb SLD, Mello Jorge MHP de. Maternal deaths: accuracy of the death certificates and an adjustment factor for estimating the mortality ratio in Brazil. 2003 ;[citado 2024 abr. 24 ] - O suicídio na mulher adulta: um novo desafio, [resumo]
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