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TANG P, Maily. Factores asociados a la mortalidad neonatal en el Hospital José María Benítez - La Victoria estado AraguaFACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL MORTALITY IN THE HOSPITAL JOSÉ MARÍA BENÍTEZ- LA VICTORIA ARAGUASTATE. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2010, vol.8, n.1, pp.007-015. ISSN 1690-3293.

The aim of this study was to analyze factors associated with neonatal mortality in the Hospital José María Benitez in La Victoria, Aragua State from January to December 2004. It was developed an analytical study of 89 cases and 267 matched controls non retrospective. An adapted survey was applied to the study. It was used X2 test or Fisher exact test, the ratio of crossed products and confidence limits at 95 %, the proportion of attributable risk or etiologic fraction and the proportion of the population attributable risk. The results suggest that risk factors with a positive and statically significance are: maternal age, prenatal care, marital status, mother's education, presentation, type of delivery, Apgar, gestational age, weight, size and pathologies of the newborn.

Palavras-chave : Neonatal Mortality; Risk factors; Highrisk pregnancy; Infantil Mortality.