[ID 57395] INTERNAÇÕES E MORTES POR CAUSAS EXTERNAS ENTRE OS MENORES DE UM ANO, RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO

HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS BY EXTERNAL CAUSES AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OLD, RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO

Abstract

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of infant deaths due to external causes of residents in Recife, Pernambuco, from 2010 to 2016. Methodology: Cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The study population consisted of 83 infant deaths due to external causes of residents in Recife between the years 2010 and 2016. The program R version 3.6.3 was used for descriptive analysis of the data. In addition, the x² test was used to test whether the categorical data associated with a variable behave homogeneously. Results: During the study period, 83 infant deaths due to external causes were recorded in residents of the city of Recife - PE. Deaths showed higher proportions in males (n = 44; 53.0%), race / black (n = 54; 65.1%) in the post neonatal period (n = 65; 78.3%). Most deaths were due to accidents involving breathing, the main underlying cause being inhalation of gastric contents (n = 47; 56.6%). Conclusion: The descriptive analysis of the characteristics of infant deaths due to external causes represents an opportunity for the development of public and effective policies, planned according to the multiplicity of factors that determine the risk of death from external causes among children under one year of age for the reduction of these marjoritly preventable deaths.