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Profile of maternal mortality in the State of Ceará / Perfil da mortalidade materna no Estado do Ceará
Afonso, Lucélia Rodrigues; Castro, Victor Hugo Santos de; Menezes, Cláudia Patrícia da Silva Ribeiro; Custódio, Lívia Lopes; Silva, Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da; Gomes, Ilvana Lima Verde.
  • Afonso, Lucélia Rodrigues; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
  • Castro, Victor Hugo Santos de; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
  • Menezes, Cláudia Patrícia da Silva Ribeiro; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
  • Custódio, Lívia Lopes; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
  • Silva, Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
  • Gomes, Ilvana Lima Verde; State University of Ceará. Health Care Department. Graduate Program in Collective Health. Fortaleza. BR
Rev. Bras. Saúde Mater. Infant. (Online) ; 22(1): 115-119, Jan.-Mar. 2022. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1376209
ABSTRACT
Abstract

Objectives:

evaluate maternal mortality from January 2019 to January 2020 in the state of Ceará.

Methods:

this is a descriptive and retrospective ecological study. Data collection was carried out from October to November 2020, considering the time interval from January 2019 to January 2020, through information registered in a public domain database in the State of Ceará, Brazil. The variables considered to outline the profile of maternal deaths were age group, causes, marital status, color/race and education. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics by frequency distribution and presented through tables.

Results:

135 maternal deaths were registered, considering external, direct (most prevalent), indirect and late causes. The maternal mortality ratio in Ceará was 60.43%, whose profile of deaths was characterized by women with incomplete higher education (41.5%), brown (80%), in their 20-29 years (43%) and single (66.7%).

Conclusion:

the information in this study is extremely importance, as it allows the understanding of a key population, women, in addition to assisting in the design of strategies for coping with maternal mortality.
RESUMO
Resumo

Objetivos:

avaliar a mortalidade materna de janeiro de 2019 a janeiro de 2020 no estado do Ceará.

Métodos:

trata-se de um estudo ecológico descritivo e retrospectivo. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período outubro a novembro de 2020, considerando o intervalo temporal de janeiro de 2019 a janeiro de 2020, através das informações registradas em banco de dados de domínio público do estado do Ceará. As variáveis consideradas para delinear o perfil dos óbitos maternos foram faixa etária, as causas, estado civil, cor/raça e escolaridade. A análise dos dados ocorreu pela estatística descritiva por distribuição de frequências e foi apresentada por meio de tabelas.

Resultados:

foram registrados 135 óbitos maternos, considerando causas externas, diretas (mais prevalentes), indiretas e tardias. A razão de mortalidade materna no Ceará foi de 60.43%, cujo perfil dos óbitos foi caracterizado por mulheres com nível superior incompleto (41.5%), pardas (80%), na faixa etária de 20-29 anos (43%) e solteiras (66.7%).

Conclusão:

as informações apresentadas neste estudo são de extrema relevância, pois possibilitam a compreensão de uma população-chave, as mulheres, além de auxiliar no delineamento de estratégias para o enfrentamento da mortalidade materna.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Maternal Mortality / Mortality / Cause of Death Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Bras. Saúde Mater. Infant. (Online) Journal subject: Sa£de P£blica / Sa£de da Mulher Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: State University of Ceará/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Maternal Mortality / Mortality / Cause of Death Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Bras. Saúde Mater. Infant. (Online) Journal subject: Sa£de P£blica / Sa£de da Mulher Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: State University of Ceará/BR