El aborto eugenésico podría explicar la menor mortalidad infantil existente en Cuba comparada con la de Chile / Eugenic abortion could explain the lower infant mortality in Cuba compared to that in Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 140(8): 999-1005, ago. 2012. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cuba and Chile have the lower infant mortality rates of Latin America. Infant mortality rate in Cuba is similar to that of developed countries. Chilean infant mortality rate is slightly higher than that of Cuba.Aim:
To investigate if the lower infant mortality rate in Cuba, compared to Chile, could be explained by eugenic abortion, considering that abortion is legal in Cuba but not in Chile. Material andMethods:
We compared total and congenital abnormalities related infant mortality in Cuba and Chile during 2008, based on vital statistics of both countries.Results:
In 2008, infant mortality rates in Chile were significantly higher than those of Cuba (7.8 vs. 4.7per 1,000 live born respectively, odds ratio (OR) 1.67; 95% confidence intervals (Cl) 1.52-1.83). Congenital abnormalities accounted for 33.8 and 19.2% of infant deaths in Chile and Cuba, respectively. Discarding infant deaths related to congenital abnormalities, infant mortality rate continued to be higher in Chile than in Cuba (5.19 vs. 3.82 per 1000 live born respectively, OR 1.36; 95%CI 1.221.52).Conclusions:
Considering that antenatal diagnosis is widely available in both countries, but abortion is legal in Cuba but not in Chile, we conclude that eugenic abortion may partially explain the lower infant mortality rate observed in Cuba compared to that observed in Chile.Key words
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LILACS
主要主题:
Congenital Abnormalities
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Abortion, Eugenic
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Infant Mortality
研究类型:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
限制:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
国家/地区名称主题:
America do sul
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Caribe
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Chile
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Cuba
语言:
Es
期刊:
Rev. méd. Chile
期刊主题:
MEDICINA
年:
2012
类型:
Article