Association between social and built environment characteristics and maternal mortality in 340 Latin America cities: an ecological study from the SALURBAL study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is a key indicator of maternal health, but heterogeneity across cities has been infrequently explored. We aimed to investigate variation in MMR across cities and the association between social and built environment features of urban areas and MMR in Latin American countries.

Methods

This ecological study used harmonised data from the Salud Urbana en América Latina study comprising 340 cities across eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama). MMRs were calculated for each city using vital statistics registries for the years 2012-2016 and a correction factor applied for under-reporting of maternal deaths. Predictors of interest included city social environment characteristics (livin

SUBMITTER: Teixeira Vaz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815145 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature