[Risk factors for death caused by pneumonia in children younger than 1 year old in a metropolitan region of southeastern Brazil. A case- control study]. / Fatores de risco para morte por pneumonia em menores de um ano em uma região metropolitana do sudeste do Brasil. Um estudo tipo caso-controle.
Rev Saude Publica
; 26(4): 229-38, 1992 Aug.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1342506
In a case-control study, a sample of post-neonatal deaths from pneumonia occurring in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1986-1987) were compared with healthy controls who lived in the same neighborhood. Risk factors investigated were variables related to the mother's pregnancy history and the child's birth, to the family's social condition and to the use of health services. Using the univariate logistic regression model, the coefficients of each independent variable, the relative risk and its confidence limits were first estimated. Birth weight and age of weaning were strongly associated with the dependent variable. After adjustment by means of the multiple logistic regression model, only 4 variables remained statistically associated with mortality: age of weaning, birth weight, over crowding, and BCG vaccination. Based on the available data, it was concluded that mortality from pneumonia in children under 1 year of age is significantly related to the social condition of the family, particularly to that of the mother.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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População Urbana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Saude Publica
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil