Childbirth in Salvador, BA, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000100006Keywords:
Birth rate^i2^sSalvador, BA, Bra, Vital statistics, Fertility^i2^sSalvadorAbstract
In a random sampling of 2893 households in Salvador, BA, Brazil, the birth rate was focused on, the fertility rate was found to be 96.87 per 1000 women of child-bearing age, and the birth rate was 32.97. For this survey, residential area and mother's occupation were used as income indicators which pointed out two inverse relationships: 1) an inverse association between the number of children and income was statistically significant; 2) the same was true in the mother's educational level versus number of children.Downloads
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1981-02-01
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Almeida, M. M. G. de. (1981). Childbirth in Salvador, BA, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 15(1), 46-58. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000100006