Abstract

GARCIA GARCIA, Felipa E.; PEREA CORRAL, Jesús; NUNEZ WONG-SHUE, José  and  FERNANDEZ COUSE, Gladys. Mortalidad extrahospitalaria en menores de 1 año. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 1997, vol.69, n.1, pp.25-30. ISSN 0034-7531.

It is presented a retrospective study of 40 children under one year old, who died outside a hospital center from January, 1989 to December, 1990, in Havana City. Natural death was the most frequent, and within it bronchopneumonias, cardiopathies, and sepsis were the first three causes. Mistreatment was present in 40 % of the cases; whereas intentional mistreatment and death due to negligence behaved in the same way with 50 %, respectively. Sudden death was not identified, although some aspects connected with it such as age of death, sex, and time of decesse were found.

Keywords : CHILD ABUSE [mortality]; INFANT MORTALITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEART DISEASES [mortality]; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA [mortality]; INFECTION [mortality].