Changes in the Infant Mortality Rate in Twin Towns of Brazil: An Ecological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is a proxy of the living and health conditions of a given population, which allows us to assess the risk of death for children under one year. Although there is, in general, a reduction in infant mortality in Brazil little is known about this indicator in the regions and cities located on the international borders of the Brazilian territory and the changes that occurred in the face of the migratory impact of the Americas in the period from 1996 to 2020. The objectives of this study are to assess IMR in Brazilian Twin Cities (municipalities that are located on the border with a large influx of people) and its social determinants over time.

Methods

This is an ecological study, whose units of analysis were the Brazilian Twin Cities, be

SUBMITTER: De Oliveira H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9688833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature