ABSTRACT
O Censo brasileiro de 2010 incluiu, em seu questionário, a pergunta sobre óbitos ocorridos no domicílio nos últimos 12 meses. Anteriormente, uma questão similar havia sido incluída na amostra do Censo de 1980, mas sendo pouco utilizada. O objetivo do artigo é fazer uma avaliação da qualidade da informação de mortalidade do Censo, em especial sobre a estrutura etária da mortalidade. Em relação à cobertura da enumeração dos óbitos, esta saltou de 40%, no Censo de 1980, para 80%, no de 2010. Os resultados mostram que, para o Brasil, a qualidade das informações é bastante elevada tanto no nível como no padrão das curvas de mortalidade obtidas. A grande restrição existe para os grupos de idade mais avançados.
El Censo brasileño de 2010 incluyó, en su cuestionario, la pregunta sobre óbitos producidos en el domicilio durante los últimos 12 meses. Anteriormente, una cuestión similar había sido incluida en la muestra del Censo de 1980, pero fue poco utilizada. El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una evaluación de la calidad de la información de mortalidad del Censo, en especial sobre la estructura etaria de la mortalidad. En relación con la cobertura de la enumeración de los óbitos, esta saltó de un 40%, en el Censo de 1980, a un 80%, en el de 2010. Los resultados muestran que, en el caso de Brasil, la calidad de la información es bastante elevada tanto en el nivel como en el patrón de las curvas de mortalidad obtenidas. La gran restricción existe para los grupos de edad más avanzados.
The Brazilian Census of 2010 included in its survey a question on the deaths occurring in the household in the past 12 months. Previously, a similar question was included in the sample of the 1980 census, but has been rarely used. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the quality of mortality data from the Census, especially in regards to mortality age structure. The coverage of deaths went from 40% in 1980 Census to 80% in 2010 Census. The results show that, in Brazil, the quality of information is quite high both in level and in the pattern of mortality curves obtained. A more important restriction exists for groups of more advanced age.
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Censuses , Information Systems , Mortality Registries , Age Distribution , BrazilABSTRACT
Frontier malaria is a biological, ecological, and sociodemographic phenomenon operating over time at three spatial scales (micro/individual, community, and state and national). We explicate these linkages by integrating data from remote sensing surveys, ground-level surveys and ethnographic appraisal, focusing on the Machadinho settlement project in Rondônia, Brazil. Spatially explicit analyses reveal that the early stages of frontier settlement are dominated by environmental risks, consequential to ecosystem transformations that promote larval habitats of Anopheles darlingi. With the advance of forest clearance and the establishment of agriculture, ranching, and urban development, malaria transmission is substantially reduced, and risks of new infection are largely driven by human behavioral factors. Malaria mitigation strategies for frontier settlements require a combination of preventive and curative methods and close collaboration between the health and agricultural sectors. Of fundamental importance is matching the agricultural potential of specific plots to the economic and technical capacities of new migrants. Equally important is providing an effective agricultural extension service.
