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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2221-2434</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Finlay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Finlay]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2221-2434</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Centro Provincial de información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2221-24342022000100057</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estudio de la carga de mortalidad materna por causas indirectas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Study of the Maternal Mortality Burden from Indirect Causes]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisbeth]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peñalvo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Seuc Jo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando Humberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gálvez Medina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Delia María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morejón Giraldoni]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alain Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana. ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Amberes ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bélgica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Miguel Enríquez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>57</fpage>
<lpage>64</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2221-24342022000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2221-24342022000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2221-24342022000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  la caracterización de la carga de mortalidad es una información indispensable para planificar y establecer prioridades en salud, monitorear y evaluar programas de intervención e identificar grupos de mujeres en mayor riesgo.  Objetivo:  determinar la carga de muertes maternas por causas indirectas en Cuba en el periodo 2005-2020.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal de series anuales. El universo lo conformó el total de las muertes maternas indirectas registradas durante los años estudiados. Las variables utilizadas en el estudio fueron: causa básica de la muerte y la edad. Para cada serie, se calcularon los años de vida potencialmente perdidos por mortalidad, su porcentaje y promedio, así como la tendencia a lo largo de los años.  Resultados:  durante los años 2005-2020 fallecieron en Cuba 269 mujeres por causas indirectas. Las muertes prematuras cuantificaron 13 972 años de vida potencialmente perdidos, con un promedio anual de 874 años, que representó un promedio de 51 años no vividos por cada fallecida. Las causas indirectas que más años de vida perdidos generaron fueron el grupo de otras causas indirectas, 341 años como promedio y enfermedades del sistema circulatorio 247.  Conclusión:  las causas de muerte con mayor impacto sobre la esperanza de vida en la población cubana coincidieron con las causas de mayor número de defunciones, lo cual expresa que no hay grandes diferencias en las edades a las cuales se muere entre las distintas causas. Las mujeres que murieron en edades más jóvenes fueron las del grupo de otras causas indirectas, las cuales, junto a las enfermedades del sistema circulatorio, mostraron tendencia a aumentar en el tiempo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background:  the characterization of the mortality burden is essential information for planning and setting priorities in health, monitoring and evaluating intervention programs and identifying groups of women at higher risk.  Objective:  to determine the maternal deaths burden from indirect causes in Cuba in the period 2005-2020.  Methods:  a descriptive cross-sectional study of annual series was carried out. The universe was the total number of indirect maternal deaths registered during the studied years. The variables used in the study were: basic cause of death and age. For each series, the years of life potentially lost due to mortality, their percentage and average, as well as the trend over the years, were calculated.  Results:  during 2005-2020, 269 women died in Cuba due to indirect causes. Premature deaths quantified 13,972 years of life potentially lost, with an annual average of 874 years, which represented an average of 51 years not lived for each deceased. The indirect causes that generated more years of life lost were the group of other indirect causes, 341 years on average, and diseases of the circulatory system, 247.  Conclusion:  the causes of death with the greatest impact on life expectancy in the Cuban population coincided with the causes with the highest number of deaths, which shows that there are no great differences in the ages at which one dies between the different causes. The women who died at younger ages were those in the group with other indirect causes, which, together with the circulatory system diseases, showed a tendency to increase over time.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></kwd>
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