Factors of risk on the maternal morbimortalidad and in minors of 5 years in the Borbón Health Center (Esmeraldas-Ecuador), during 1994

Abstract

A retrospective, analytical study was made, during the year 1994. Our objectives were those to know and to identify the factors of risk more significant and establishing if the communitarian practices and beliefs implied probability of maternal and infantile morbimortalidad. The study was made it in the areas of health of Borbón community in the city of Emerald-Ecuador, designed a survey directed to the pregnant women, another one to the mothers of children alive or died in the last year, validated through a test pilot. The survey was applied on a random sample of 200 children smaller of 5 years, 83 embarrassed and a group of 7 mothers with children died by hypothetical causes.

Keywords

• Enfermería materno infantil
• Antropología clínica