Higher risks for black women in Paraná-Brazil
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
2(1): 9-14, 2003.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: biblio-1128075
ABSTRACT
The knowledge about the Maternal Mortality Ratio is essential to the planning and management of health actions at any level. This indicator can be obtained through the analysis of death certificates and, if possible, through the investigation of the main cause of death of every woman within fertility age. Our findings allow us to conclude that, among the maternal deaths identified by race in Paraná, 17.9% occurred among black women, who corresponded to 21.8% of the total of women in the state in 1991. Among all black women, although only 2.2% were pretas, they represented 8.2% of all maternal deaths, which means that a preta has a 7 times higher risk of dying because of maternal causes than other women. Asian women presented better socio-economic and demographic conditions than white women and pretas (the latter with the worst indicators); however, the risk of death of both Asians and pretas was very high, suggesting that there might be a relation among race, disease, living conditions and maternal mortality. Therefore, a more profound study of the matter is necessary
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Assunto principal:
Mulheres
/
Mortalidade Materna
/
População Negra
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
/
Estudo prognóstico
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Enfermagem
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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