Maternal mortality in Mexico, beyond millennial development objectives: An age-period-cohort model.

ABSTRACT: The maternal mortality situation is analyzed in México as an indicator that reflects the social development level of the country and was one of the millennial development objectives. The effect of a maternal death in the related social group has multiplier effects, since it involves family dislocation, economic impact and disruption of the orphans' normal social development. Two perspectives that causes of maternal mortality were analyzed, on one hand, their relationship with social determinants and on the other, factors directly related to the health system. Evidence shows that comparing populations based on group of selected variables according to social conditions and health care access, statistically significant differences prevail according to education and marginalization levels, and

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Aguilar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862485 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature