Ferreira, Maria ângela FernandesLima, Marina Clarissa Barros de Melo2014-12-172013-05-092014-12-172012-12-17LIMA, Marina Clarissa Barros de Melo. A desigualdade espacial do baixo peso ao nascer no Brasil. 2012. 60 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Saúde Pública) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2012.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/17809Background:Low birth weight(LBW) isa risk factor formorbidity, infant and child mortality. In Brazilthe highest percentages oflow birth weightoccur inregionsofbettersocio-economic status. Objective: to know the spatial distributionofrates of lowbirth weight andcorrelation withsocial indicatorsand service. Drawing: ecological, and Brazilian statesas units ofanalysis. Methodologyused thetechnique ofspatial analysis, data from 2009SINASC, IPEAandIBGE. Results:higher rates oflow birth weightare in the statesof the south/southeast,GlobalMoran: 0.267, p=0.02.Clustersofhigh-hightypein the Southeastandlow-lowstates ofthe Amazon region.Conclusion: Thespatial inequalityoflow birth weightreflectsthe socioeconomic conditionsof the states. More developed regionsholdhigher rates oflow birth weight, therefore,the presenceof the serviceandits usedodecrease infant mortalityandincrease theBPNapplication/pdfAcesso AbertoRecém-nascido de Baixo Peso. Geografia Médica. Indicadores SociaisLow Birth Weight. Medical Geography. Social IndicatorsmasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA