Maternal knowledge on child survival in the poorest areas of North and Northeast Brazil: o caso de áreas pobres nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil Conhecimento materno em sobrevivência infantil

• Main Authors: Juraci A. Cesar (Author), Alessandra C. Diziekaniak (Author), Paula R. P. Ribeiro (Author), Tatiane S. Gonçalves (Author), Nelson A. Neumann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to evaluate knowledge on child survival among mothers of children under five years of age living in nine municipalities in North and Northeast Brazil. A standardized questionnaire was used for home interviews of mothers visited by volunteers from the Pastorate of the Child and mothe...