Maternal mortality and social vulnerability in a Northeast State in Brazil: a spatial-temporal approach

• Main Authors: Elena Maria da Silva Duarte (Author), Érika Tenório dos Santos Alencar (Author), Laura Gabriele Alves da Fonseca (Author), Sylvia Marques da Silva (Author), Michael Ferreira Machado (Author), Maria Deysiane Porto de Araújo (Author), Divanise Suruagy Correia (Author), Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to analyze the epidemiological profile and the spatial-temporal dynamics on maternal mortality in Alagoas and its relationship with social vulnerability and income inequality. Methods: a mixed ecological study involving maternal deaths who resided in Alagoas from 1996 to 2016. S...