Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Characterising variability and predictors of infant mortality in urban settings: findings from 286 Latin American cities

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dc.contributor.author Ortigoza, Ana F.
dc.contributor.author Tapia Granados, José A.
dc.contributor.author Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.contributor.author Alazraqui, Marcio
dc.contributor.author Higuera, Diana
dc.contributor.author Villamonte, Georgina
dc.contributor.author Friche, Amélia Augusta de Lima
dc.contributor.author Barrientos Gutierrez, Tonatiuh
dc.contributor.author Diez Roux, Ana V.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-13T20:51:02Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-13T20:51:02Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9197
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Urbanisation in Latin America (LA) is heterogeneous and could have varying implications for infant mortality (IM). Identifying city factors related to IM can help design policies that promote infant health in cities. METHODS: We quantified variability in infant mortality rates (IMR) across cities and examined associations between urban characteristics and IMR in a cross-sectional design. We estimated IMR for the period 2014-2016 using vital registration for 286 cities above 100 000 people in eight countries. Using national censuses, we calculated population size, growth and three socioeconomic scores reflecting living conditions, service provision and population educational attainment. We included mass transit availability of bus rapid transit and subway. Using Poisson multilevel regression, we estimated the per cent difference in IMR for a one SD (1SD) difference in city-level predictors. RESULTS: Of the 286 cities, 130 had <250 000 inhabitants and 5 had >5 million. Overall IMR was 11.2 deaths/1000 live births. 57% of the total IMR variability across cities was within countries. Higher population growth, better living conditions, better service provision and mass transit availability were associated with 6.0% (95% CI -8.3 to 3.7%), 14.1% (95% CI -18.6 to -9.2), 11.4% (95% CI -16.1 to -6.4) and 6.6% (95% CI -9.2 to -3.9) lower IMR, respectively. Greater population size was associated with higher IMR. No association was observed for population-level educational attainment in the overall sample. CONCLUSION: Improving living conditions, service provision and public transportation in cities may have a positive impact on reducing IMR in LA cities. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BMJ Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Infant mortality en_US
dc.subject Public health policy en_US
dc.subject Social inequalities en_US
dc.subject Urbanisation en_US
dc.title Characterising variability and predictors of infant mortality in urban settings: findings from 286 Latin American cities en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-215137
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.09
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1470-2738


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