| Risk factors for deaths due to respiratory infections among Brazilian infants. | |
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PMID: 2621029 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In a population based case-control study, 127 Brazilian infants who died due to a respiratory infection were compared with 254 neighbourhood controls. The main risk factors associated with mortality were low socioeconomic status (including low levels of parental education) and--after adjustment for socioeconomic status--lack of breastfeeding, lack of supplementation with non-milk foods, crowding, the number of under-fives in the family, lack of a flush toilet, low birthweight, low weight-for-age and having a young mother. In a multivariate analysis, the variables found to be most closely associated with mortality were breastfeeding, education of the father, the number of under-fives, family income and birthweight. Having a low weight-for-age was also strongly associated with mortality but the retrospective nature of the study makes this finding difficult to interpret. |
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Authors:
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C G Victora; P G Smith; F C Barros; J P Vaughan; S C Fuchs |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of epidemiology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0300-5771 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Epidemiol Publication Date: 1989 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-03-23 Completed Date: 1990-03-23 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802871 Medline TA: Int J Epidemiol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 918-25 Citation Subset: IM; J |
Affiliation:
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Departmento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil. |
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Acute Disease Birth Weight Brazil / epidemiology Breast Feeding Case-Control Studies Crowding Educational Status Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Multivariate Analysis Poverty Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology, mortality* Risk Factors |
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