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5 Mortalidad infantil en el año 2009 y determinantes sociales
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In this article, the authors reviewed the determinants of infant mortality namely territoriality, defined by regions departmental education index and income index and concluded that even if these departments, seem to have greater advantages, are those with higher mortality rates, making should be emphasized that most cursory analysis of determinants that explain child mortality.Abstract:
The social, economic, political and environmental conditions, in this case, land in which people are born, live and age, are keys to the health of the population. Infant mortality is an important indicator of the level of development of a country. Improvements in population health can only happen if you focus on the social determinants of health. This research paper reviews the determinants of infant mortality namely territoriality, defined by regions departmental education index and income index. This research is retrospective design. Infant mortality data were taken of the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health for the year 2009. The index of education and income, were taken from the UNDP document called Human Development in Honduras: limited by territorial inequality in 2009. The data show that the departments with the highest rates of infant mortality, in order: Francisco Morazan, Cortes, Copan, Intibuca, Lempira and Ocotepeque. The death rate is 43 epidemiological week for that year. The rates of education and income, the higher are the departments of Francisco Morazan, Cortes, Atlantida, so we conclude that even if these departments, seem to have greater advantages, are those with higher mortality rates, making should be emphasized that most cursory analysis of the determinants that explain child mortality.read more
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