Cent Eur J Public Health 2007, 15(1):7-12 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3395

Infant Mortality in Gynaecological and Unemployment Aspects in Opole Province, Poland

Andrzej Tukiendorf1, Michał Łasocha2, Grzegorz Krasowski3, Ewa Orska2, Aleksandra Porębska1
1 Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
2 Gynaecological-Obstetric Hospital in Opole, Poland
3 Provincial Hospital in Opole, Poland

In the study the results of the relation between infant (neonatal + post-neonatal) mortality and the gynaecological and unemployment factors are presented. The findings are based on Bayesian modelling and indicate the possible influence of the unemployment situation on mortality, whereas no correlation was found as regards access to the availability of gynaecological health care. The main conclusion is that elevated unemployment which could be referred to a poor socioeconomic situation (amongst other factors) may force pregnant women to pay more attention to improving their life conditions, than to sufficient medical controlling.

Keywords: infant mortality, relative risk, gynaecological doctor ratio, unemployment, WinBUGS

Received: April 27, 2006; Revised: October 11, 2006; Accepted: October 11, 2006; Published: March 1, 2007  Show citation

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Tukiendorf A, Łasocha M, Krasowski G, Orska E, Porębska A. Infant Mortality in Gynaecological and Unemployment Aspects in Opole Province, Poland. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2007;15(1):7-12. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3395. PubMed PMID: 17491552.
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