Profile of maternal mortality in the State of Ceará

• Main Authors: Lucélia Rodrigues Afonso (Author), Victor Hugo Santos de Castro (Author), Cláudia Patrícia da Silva Ribeiro Menezes (Author), Lívia Lopes Custódio (Author), Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da Silva (Author), Ilvana Lima Verde Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

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.

Item Description

1806-9304
10.1590/1806-93042022000100007