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Maternal mortality in Mexico, beyond millennial development objectives: An age-period-cohort model

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  • Román Rodríguez-Aguilar

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The maternal mortality situation is analyzed in México as an indicator that reflects the social development level of the country and was one of the millennial development objectives. The effect of a maternal death in the related social group has multiplier effects, since it involves family dislocation, economic impact and disruption of the orphans' normal social development. Two perspectives that causes of maternal mortality were analyzed, on one hand, their relationship with social determinants and on the other, factors directly related to the health system. Evidence shows that comparing populations based on group of selected variables according to social conditions and health care access, statistically significant differences prevail according to education and marginalization levels, and access to medical care. In addition, the Age-Period-Cohort model raised, shows significant progress in terms of a downward trend in maternal mortality in a generational level. Those women born before 1980 had a greater probability of maternal death in relation to recent generations, which is a reflection of the improvement in social determinants and in the Health System. The age effect shows a problem in maternal mortality in women under 15 years old, so teen pregnancy is a priority in health and must be addressed in short term. There is no clear evidence of a period effect.

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  • Román Rodríguez-Aguilar, 2018. "Maternal mortality in Mexico, beyond millennial development objectives: An age-period-cohort model," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(3), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0194607
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194607
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