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| Coimbra,L.C.; Figueiredo,F.P.; Silva,A.A.M.; Barbieri,M.A.; Bettiol,H.; Caldas,A.J.M.; Mochel,E.G.; Ribeiro,V.S.. |
| Data for two birth cohorts from two Brazilian municipalities, Ribeirão Preto in 1994 and São Luís in 1997/1998, were used to identify and compare factors associated with inadequate utilization of prenatal care and to identify factors capable of explaining the differences observed between the two cities. Prenatal care was defined as adequate or inadequate according to the recommendations of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The chi-square test and Poisson regression were used to compare differences in the inadequacy of prenatal care utilization. The percentage of inadequacy was higher in São Luís (34.6%) than in Ribeirão Preto (16.9%). Practically the same variables were associated with inadequacy in both cities. Puerperae with lower educational level,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Prenatal care; Maternal health; Quality of health services. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900006 |
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