Infant mortality in three population-based cohorts in Southern Brazil: trends and differentials
Santos, Iá.S.; Menezes, A.M.B.; Mota, D.M.; Albernaz, E.P.; Barros, Aísio.J.D.; Matijasevich, A.; Barros, F.C.; Victora, C.G.
Cadernos de Saude Publica 24(Suppl): S451-S460
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0102-311X PMID: 18797721 Document Number: 204520
We studied time trends in infant mortality and associated factors between three cohort studies carried out in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in 1982, 1993, and 2004. All hospital births and deaths were determined by means of regular visits to hospitals, registrar's offices, and cemeteries. This data was used to calculate neonatal, post-neonatal, and infant mortality rates per thousand live births.