Infant mortality associated with social inequities: scoping review
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Objective: To map and characterize research on infant mortality associated with social inequities in children under one year of age. Method: Scoping review performed according to recommendations from the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR), from March to April/2021, in MEDLINE, LILACS and CINAHL databases. Primary studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, guidelines and descriptive reports in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published between 2015 and 2021 were included. Results: Of the 7,016 publications, 61 were selected and grouped according to the mother’s socioeconomic profile and healthcare, showing social inequities such as low schooling, low income, domicile in rural areas and difficulty in accessing quality care as determinants of infant mortality. Conclusions: Overall, there was a wide production of studies on infant mortality associated with social vulnerabilities.
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