Factors determining admission to neonatal units in developing countries - abstract
West Indian med. j
; 44(Suppl. 2): 26, Apr. 1995.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-5781
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
To identify those factors associated with admission to neonatal care units in a developing country, 1823 newborns admitted to Jamaica's eight neonatal care units over a six-month period were compared to 9563 non-admitted newborns identified during an islandwide cohort study. Maternal sociodemographic characteristics, past obstetric history, infant's growth parameters, and mode and place of delivery were investigated. Babies of mothers resident in the two regions of the island where specialist paediatric services were available had increased odds for admission (O.R. = 1.45, 1.22) compared to those living elsewhere (O.R. = 0.70, 0.80). Maternal history of a previous stillbirth or late neonatal death was not. Very low birthweight infants of gestational age 28 - 31 weeks were more likely to be admitted than those under 28 weeks with odds of 1.45 and 0.34, respectively. Factors determining neonatal admission in the developing world may be quite different from those of developed countries (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Países em Desenvolvimento
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência