A tuberculose (TB) ainda se destaca como uma emergência global, apresentando elevada magnitude, transcendência e vulnerabilidade. Assim, objetivou-se investigar os determinantes das internações por tuberculose e sua distribuição espacial e tendência temporal. Estudo ecológico, cujos dados primários foram obtidos a partir de entrevistas com os profissionais da saúde da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no ano de 2014 e os dados secundários das internações por TB entre 2006 e 2015 registrados no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/SUS). Além disso, recorreu-se ao Índice Paulista de Vulnerabilidade Social - versão 2010 para mensurar a vulnerabilidade social nos territórios. Procedeu-se inicialmente às análises dos dados por meio da estatística descritiva, realizadas no Statistica 12.0. Para análise espacial realizou-se a geocodificação das internações no TerraView versão 4.2.2. Considerou-se como unidades de análise as 46 áreas de abrangência da APS, classificadas segundo suas modalidades. Estimou-se a taxa bruta e bayesiana empírica das internações evitáveis por TB, sendo suavizada pelo Método Bayesiano Empírico. Recorreu-se, ainda, à regressão linear múltipla pelo método dos mínimos quadrados e à regressão espacial para verificar a relação de dependência espacial das internações evitáveis por TB com a capacidade da APS de coordenar as Redes de Atenção à Saúde (RAS) e ao Índice de Vulnerabilidade Social. Mapas coropléticos foram construídos no ArcGis 10.2. Das 46 unidades de APS, apenas cinco foram classificadas na condição regular para coordenar as RAS. Em relação aos atributos, nenhuma das áreas foi classificada na condição insatisfatória e apenas uma, na condição ótima. Na modelagem espacial, não se observaram atributos que fossem significativamente relacionados às internações evitáveis por TB. Foram identificados 265 casos de internações evitáveis por TB. As taxas variaram de 1,24 a 10,66 internações por TB por 100.000 habitantes/ano. O Distrito Norte apresentou as taxas mais altas (> 6,57); os Distritos Sul, Oeste e Norte apresentaram taxas moderadas (3,70 - 6,56); os Distritos Leste e Central apresentaram as taxas mais baixas (< 3,69). Houve uma maior concentração de internações em regiões mais densas e entre os anos de 2008 a 2009 e 2014 a 2015. Referente ao IVS, os Distritos Sul, Leste, Oeste e Central foram classificados em sua maioria no Grupo 2 (vulnerabilidade muito baixa); os Distritos Norte e Oeste, no Grupo 3 (vulnerabilidade baixa) e uma área foi classificada com vulnerabilidade muito alta (Distrito Norte). Na modelagem espacial também não se observou relação estatisticamente significativa do IVS com as internações evitáveis por TB. O estudo, identificou as áreas da APS mais deficientes quanto à coordenação das RAS e cartografou as áreas mais vulneráveis às internações por TB, possibilitando à gestão local um planejamento em saúde mais direcionado àqueles grupos mais vulneráveis, a fim de diminuir o número de internações evitáveis e injustas e avançar na melhoria da qualidade e fortalecimento de um sistema de saúde orientado pela APS sob a conformação de Redes / Tuberculosis (TB) still stands as a global emergency and presents high magnitude, transcendence and vulnerability. Thus, the aim was to investigate determinants of tuberculosis hospitalizations, their spatial distribution and temporal trend. An ecological study whose primary data were obtained from interviews with Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals in the year 2014 and secondary data of hospitalizations for TB were collected between 2006 and 2015 and recorded in the Hospital Information System of the Health Unique System (SIH/SUS). Also, it was possible to use the Paulista Social Vulnerability Index, 2010 version, to measure social vulnerability in the territories. Initially, data analyses were carried out through descriptive statistics and performed by Statistica 12.0. For spatial analysis, it was carried out hospitalizations geocoding through TerraView, version 4.2.2. The 46 areas covered by the APS were considered as analyses units and classified according to their modalities. It was possible to estimate the gross and empirical Bayesian rate of avoidable hospitalizations by TB and smoothed by the Bayesian Empiric Method. It was also used the multiple linear regression through the method of least squares and spatial regression to verify the spatial dependence relation of avoidable hospitalizations by TB, with the APS capacity to coordinate the Health Care Networks (RAS) and Index of Social vulnerability. Coropletic maps were constructed in the ArcGis 10.2. Of a total of 46 APS, only five were classified in the regular condition to coordinate the RAS. Regarding the attributes, none of the areas was classified as unsatisfactory condition and only one of them was categorized in the optimal condition. In the spatial modeling, there were no attributes significantly related to avoidable hospitalizations for TB. A total of 265 cases of preventable hospitalizations for TB were identified. Rates ranged from 1.24 to 10.66 hospitalizations for TB per 100,000 inhabitants a year. The Northern District had the highest rates (> 6.57); The South, West and North Districts presented reasonable rates (3.70 - 6.56); The Eastern and Central Districts had the lowest rates (<3.69). There was a greater concentration of hospitalizations in denser regions between the years 2008-2009 and 2014-2015. Regarding the IVS, South, East, West and Central Districts were classified mostly in the Group 2 (very low vulnerability). North and West Districts in Group 3 (low vulnerability) and one area was ranked with very high vulnerability (Northern District). In the spatial modeling, there was no statistically significant relationship between the IVS and avoidable hospitalizations for TB. The study identified the most deficient areas of APS in the coordination of RAS and mapped the most vulnerable areas to hospitalizations for TB. Thus, it was possible for the local management to plan a health care more targeted to the most vulnerable groups to reduce the number of avoidable and unjust hospitalizations and advance in quality and strengthening improvement of a health system oriented to the APS, under the formation of Networks

To achieve the goal of universal coverage of health insurance for the Americans, in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. The ACA targets at providing help to improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. One of the precedent mandates, implemented in September 2010, is to expand coverage on young adults of age 19 to 26, who may lose insurance coverage due to the remove from their parents’ plan after age 18 and lacking of productivity to bargain with employers in the labor market. This dissertation looks into the impact of the ACA health insurance coverage expansion for young adults on the subsequent health outcomes, health care utilization, and further social impact on traffic fatalities. Difference-in-differences models are used with different treatment groups and corresponding control groups. Chapter I uses survey data (BRFSS) to evaluate health care access, health behavior and self-assessed health status. The results suggest an improvement in health care access and self-assessed health but more risky behavior. Chapter II uses hospital discharge data (NIS) to estimate avoidable hospitalization in order to assess primary care utilization. The result shows that less primary care was consumed, which leads to more avoidable hospitalization but health may have been improved by using more hospital care. The results from both chapters imply potential ex ante moral hazard among young adults in the policy targeting age group. Thus, chapter III uses accident records data (FARS) to examine the impact of the health insurance expansion on traffic fatality for young adults, to see whether young drivers perform ex ante moral hazard through risky behavior like drunk and/or reckless driving after they get covered by the health insurance expansion policy. Primary result shows that there is an increase in traffic accidents and fatalities for those younger adults as a result of the ACA dependent coverage expansion.

A tuberculose (TB) ainda se destaca como uma emergência global, apresentando elevada magnitude, transcendência e vulnerabilidade. Assim, objetivou-se investigar os determinantes das internações por tuberculose e sua distribuição espacial e tendência temporal. Estudo ecológico, cujos dados primários foram obtidos a partir de entrevistas com os profissionais da saúde da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no ano de 2014 e os dados secundários das internações por TB entre 2006 e 2015 registrados no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/SUS). Além disso, recorreu-se ao Índice Paulista de Vulnerabilidade Social - versão 2010 para mensurar a vulnerabilidade social nos territórios. Procedeu-se inicialmente às análises dos dados por meio da estatística descritiva, realizadas no Statistica 12.0. Para análise espacial realizou-se a geocodificação das internações no TerraView versão 4.2.2. Considerou-se como unidades de análise as 46 áreas de abrangência da APS, classificadas segundo suas modalidades. Estimou-se a taxa bruta e bayesiana empírica das internações evitáveis por TB, sendo suavizada pelo Método Bayesiano Empírico. Recorreu-se, ainda, à regressão linear múltipla pelo método dos mínimos quadrados e à regressão espacial para verificar a relação de dependência espacial das internações evitáveis por TB com a capacidade da APS de coordenar as Redes de Atenção à Saúde (RAS) e ao Índice de Vulnerabilidade Social. Mapas coropléticos foram construídos no ArcGis 10.2. Das 46 unidades de APS, apenas cinco foram classificadas na condição regular para coordenar as RAS. Em relação aos atributos, nenhuma das áreas foi classificada na condição insatisfatória e apenas uma, na condição ótima. Na modelagem espacial, não se observaram atributos que fossem significativamente relacionados às internações evitáveis por TB. Foram identificados 265 casos de internações evitáveis por TB. As taxas variaram de 1,24 a 10,66 internações por TB por 100.000 habitantes/ano. O Distrito Norte apresentou as taxas mais altas (> 6,57); os Distritos Sul, Oeste e Norte apresentaram taxas moderadas (3,70 - 6,56); os Distritos Leste e Central apresentaram as taxas mais baixas (< 3,69). Houve uma maior concentração de internações em regiões mais densas e entre os anos de 2008 a 2009 e 2014 a 2015. Referente ao IVS, os Distritos Sul, Leste, Oeste e Central foram classificados em sua maioria no Grupo 2 (vulnerabilidade muito baixa); os Distritos Norte e Oeste, no Grupo 3 (vulnerabilidade baixa) e uma área foi classificada com vulnerabilidade muito alta (Distrito Norte). Na modelagem espacial também não se observou relação estatisticamente significativa do IVS com as internações evitáveis por TB. O estudo, identificou as áreas da APS mais deficientes quanto à coordenação das RAS e cartografou as áreas mais vulneráveis às internações por TB, possibilitando à gestão local um planejamento em saúde mais direcionado àqueles grupos mais vulneráveis, a fim de diminuir o número de internações evitáveis e injustas e avançar na melhoria da qualidade e fortalecimento de um sistema de saúde orientado pela APS sob a conformação de Redes / Tuberculosis (TB) still stands as a global emergency and presents high magnitude, transcendence and vulnerability. Thus, the aim was to investigate determinants of tuberculosis hospitalizations, their spatial distribution and temporal trend. An ecological study whose primary data were obtained from interviews with Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals in the year 2014 and secondary data of hospitalizations for TB were collected between 2006 and 2015 and recorded in the Hospital Information System of the Health Unique System (SIH/SUS). Also, it was possible to use the Paulista Social Vulnerability Index, 2010 version, to measure social vulnerability in the territories. Initially, data analyses were carried out through descriptive statistics and performed by Statistica 12.0. For spatial analysis, it was carried out hospitalizations geocoding through TerraView, version 4.2.2. The 46 areas covered by the APS were considered as analyses units and classified according to their modalities. It was possible to estimate the gross and empirical Bayesian rate of avoidable hospitalizations by TB and smoothed by the Bayesian Empiric Method. It was also used the multiple linear regression through the method of least squares and spatial regression to verify the spatial dependence relation of avoidable hospitalizations by TB, with the APS capacity to coordinate the Health Care Networks (RAS) and Index of Social vulnerability. Coropletic maps were constructed in the ArcGis 10.2. Of a total of 46 APS, only five were classified in the regular condition to coordinate the RAS. Regarding the attributes, none of the areas was classified as unsatisfactory condition and only one of them was categorized in the optimal condition. In the spatial modeling, there were no attributes significantly related to avoidable hospitalizations for TB. A total of 265 cases of preventable hospitalizations for TB were identified. Rates ranged from 1.24 to 10.66 hospitalizations for TB per 100,000 inhabitants a year. The Northern District had the highest rates (> 6.57); The South, West and North Districts presented reasonable rates (3.70 - 6.56); The Eastern and Central Districts had the lowest rates (<3.69). There was a greater concentration of hospitalizations in denser regions between the years 2008-2009 and 2014-2015. Regarding the IVS, South, East, West and Central Districts were classified mostly in the Group 2 (very low vulnerability). North and West Districts in Group 3 (low vulnerability) and one area was ranked with very high vulnerability (Northern District). In the spatial modeling, there was no statistically significant relationship between the IVS and avoidable hospitalizations for TB. The study identified the most deficient areas of APS in the coordination of RAS and mapped the most vulnerable areas to hospitalizations for TB. Thus, it was possible for the local management to plan a health care more targeted to the most vulnerable groups to reduce the number of avoidable and unjust hospitalizations and advance in quality and strengthening improvement of a health system oriented to the APS, under the formation of Networks

Magister Public Health - MPH / Despite all measures taken by the South African government since 1994, there is a contiuous increase of maternal mortality in the country and the Northwest Province is amongst the highest. Studies to date combining the review of maternal deaths and severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) have been conducted primarily in urban areas. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of death and avoidable factors for maternal mortality and severe acute maternal morbidity in a rural regional hospital from 01/01/2005 to 30/04/2006. / South Africa

No / Reducing hospital admissions of older adults with ambulatory care sensitive conditions is a government priority. Yet relatively little is known about current health care practice in UK nursing homes. We studied approaches to developing understanding of current health care practices in UK nursing homes using a methodology of data-extraction from retrospective care home records combined with key informant interviews. Older adults with an exacerbation of one of 4 ambulatory sensitive conditions that warranted decision making around admission to hospital or continued primary-care led nursing home care were 178 identified and recruited for participation. Care home records were examined using a proforma for data-extraction. These data were combined with care-plans to construct a brief care narrative. The relevant progress notes/daily record of care-given at the time of the decision making were used to construct a visual time-line of events. For those participants who consented, the key multiple stake holders in care were identified: non-professional carers, care-home workers, caring professionals and care-managers. These data were used to generate supplementary trigger questions and topics for semi-structured interviews. This enabled questions raised by the care record to be identified and explored. Implications of the findings for practice and research will be discussed. / NIHR

Yes / Objectives To pilot a complex intervention to support healthcare and improve early detection and treatment for common health conditions experienced by nursing home (NH) residents. Design Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting 14 NHs (7 intervention, 7 control) in London and West Yorkshire. Participants NH residents, their family carers and staff. Intervention Complex intervention to support healthcare and improve early detection and treatment of urinary tract and respiratory infections, chronic heart failure and dehydration, comprising: (1) ‘Stop and Watch (S&W)’ early warning tool for changes in physical health, (2) condition-specific care pathway and (3) Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation tool to enhance communication with primary care. Implementation was supported by Practice Development Champions, a Practice Development Support Group and regular telephone coaching with external facilitators. Outcome measures Data on NH (quality ratings, size, ownership), residents, family carers and staff demographics during the month prior to intervention and subsequently, numbers of admissions, accident and emergency visits, and unscheduled general practitioner visits monthly for 6 months during intervention. We collected data on how the intervention was used, healthcare resource use and quality of life data for economic evaluation. We assessed recruitment and retention, and whether a full trial was warranted. Results We recruited 14 NHs, 148 staff, 95 family carers and 245 residents. We retained the majority of participants recruited (95%). 15% of residents had an unplanned hospital admission for one of the four study conditions. We were able to collect sufficient questionnaire data (all over 96% complete). No NH implemented intervention tools as planned. Only 16 S&W forms and 8 care pathways were completed. There was no evidence of harm. Conclusions Recruitment, retention and data collection processes were effective but the intervention not implemented. A full trial is not warranted.

Analysis of mortality development in Russia using various decomposition methods Abstract The aim of this thesis is to analyze and evaluate mortality development in Russia in last 50 years by using various decomposition methods. The first part presents the method of decomposition of the difference between two demographic indicators (E. Kitagawa's method or methods from E. Arriaga, R. Pressat and J. Pollard). In the second part mortality development in Russia is analyzed by using methods that decomposed the value of demographic indicators in a given year. Mortality is divided into senescent and background component by using the Gompertz-Makeham formula and by using the logistic model. Afterwards, avoidable and unavoidable mortality and mortality due to endogenous and exogenous causes of death is analyzed. Hypotheses, set out in the introductory chapter, are verified by using different decomposition methods. Using multiple methods of decomposition enable to obtain a more complex view of the evolution of mortality in the observed period so that could be viewed from multiple perspectives and identify specific population trends in Russia. Keywords: mortality, Russia, decomposition, senescent and background mortality, avoidable mortality, endogenous, exogenous, causes of death, mortality crisis

Kazakhstan: Mortality in European context (comparison with selected European countries and nationalities) Abstract The aim of this diploma thesis is to anylized mortality rates in Kazakhstan and compared it with selected European countries. In the begining of the thesis is brief outline of history and development of ethnic composition in this Central Asian Republic. Another section contains a comparison of the economic and social conditions in Kazakhstan with two selected European countries - the Czech Republic and Sweden. The thesis continues with comparison and development of the most important mortality indicators in the three above mentioned countries. One of the used criteria summarizes findings from the comparison of mortality backgrounds of three selected European minorities living in Kazakhstan (Germans, Russians and Ukrainians) with their country of origin. This comparison shows a big difference for German nationality, for Russians and Ukrainians the differences are minimal. The concept of avoidable mortality was also used for comparison mortality conditions in selected countries. The results show a low level of health care system in Kazakhstan. The analysis shows a clear gap in Kazakhstan levels of mortality in comparison with selected European countries and nations. Keywords: Kazakhstan, The...

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:46:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ArianeRSMO_DISSERT.pdf: 1969348 bytes, checksum: c1e9d0216fc19a8611a11585d8f9445d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-29 / Alma-Ata declaration bring the Primary Attention to the Health (PAH) as first level of health attention for individuals, family and community, which considers infant group as priority. Several initiatives that gave bases to integral attention to the children health formalized in the principles of Unique Health System. Family Health Strategy (FHS) comes to strengthen this attention, instituting new ways of work organization and professional practices that gave impact in their quality indicators. One of them is children mortality, showing decline in their values. Though, studies indicates persistence of avoidable infant deaths. In Natal RN, this reality is also perceptible leading to inquietudes, mainly at the space of services production, it means, which motivated the accomplishment of the present study intending to analyse the way that the organizational and structural processes as long as the professional practices in FHS interfered in the quality of children s health attention who died by avoidable death in the year of 2007 in municipal district of Natal-RN. It treats, therefore, to an exploratory and descriptive survey of cases study type, thar had as primary sources the oficial documents of MH, the family prontuary, pregnant card, child card and testimony obt ined from instrument of research elaborated based in investigation form of infant death by MH, applied to 10 mothers of children who had avoidable death. In analysis it was appealed silmultaneous triangulation of methods and sources, allowing a bigger aproximation from obtained informations. To elucidate the cases, the aspects studied were analyzed to the light of explicative model of Social Determinants of Health. Among individual and family aspects were highlighted the related to age, schooling, family habits and customs and mother s economic condition, besides of pregnancy age, newborn weight and associated diseases, which don t differ from literature about the theme. Reffering to the factors organizational and structural processes and professionals practice, highlihgted, the treatment given by the professionals, the territorialization and adscription of areas, the difficulty of having access to the services or sleepers and the reference and counterreference. But also, the ausence or few greet, the lack of communication, few assiduity and ponctuality by professionals in service, among others. In a general way mothers considers the attendance received in the hospital good and very good , opnions that in the Basic Attention weren t so favorable, in spite of many of predictible actions in this level have been performed in the studied cases. It is observed, therefore, that the social determinants of health has a strong influence in ocurrence of infant deaths, what implicates in a large actuation by Infant Mortality Committee from municipal district. This way, it becomes fundamental the reflection and evaluation about the effectiveness and execution by the processes of vigilance to health in FHUs; the rethink about the social determinants of health in a wide and articulate way to the services quality, to permanent education, to management in service, to the given attention and to the way how it is installed the popular participation and social control. To the professionals it is presented the great challenge to review their daily practice, their values, behaviors and commitment, which ones must be guided by logical of sharing, work in team, humanescence and alterity, not only by the accomplishment of a professional duty / A Declara??o de Alma-Ata trouxe a Aten??o Prim?ria ? Sa?de (APS) como o primeiro n?vel de aten??o em sa?de para indiv?duos, fam?lia e comunidade, o qual considera o grupo infantil como priorit?rio. Diversas iniciativas deram bases para aten??o integral ? sa?de da crian?a formalizada nos princ?pios do Sistema ?nico de Sa?de (SUS). A Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia (ESF) vem fortalecer essa aten??o, instituindo novas formas de organiza??o do trabalho e pr?ticas profissionais que impactam nos seus indicadores de qualidade. Sendo um deles a mortalidade infantil, ao apresentar decl?nio de seus valores. Todavia, estudos indicam a persist?ncia de ?bitos infantis evit?veis. Em Natal RN, esta realidade tamb?m ? percept?vel, gerando inquieta??es rincipalmente, no espa?o da produ??o dos servi?os, o que motivou a realiza??o do presente estudo com vistas a analisar de que modo os processos organizacionais e estruturais, bem como, a pr?tica dos profissionais na ESF interferiram na qualidade da aten??o ? sa?de das crian?as que foram a ?bito evit?vel no ano de 2007, no munic?pio de Natal-RN. Trata-se, portanto, de uma pesquisa explorat?ria e descritiva do tipo estudo de casos, que tomou como fontes prim?rias os ocumentos oficiais do MS; o prontu?rio da fam?lia, cart?o da gestante, e da crian?a e os depoimentos obtidos a partir do instrumento de pesquisa elaborado com base na ficha de investiga??o de ?bito infantil do MS, aplicado a 10 m?es das crian?as que foram a ?bito evit?vel. Na an?lise recorreu-se a triangula??o simult?nea de m?todos e fontes, permitindo uma maior aproxima??o das informa??es obtidas. Para elucidar os casos, os aspectos estudados foram analisados ? luz do modelo explicativo dos Determinantes Sociais da Sa?de. Dentre os aspectos individuais e familiares ressaltaram os relacionados ? idade, escolaridade, h?bitos e costumes familiares e condi??o econ?mica da m?e, al?m da idade gestacional, peso do neonato e doen?as associadas, os quais n?o diferem da literatura sobre o tema. Quanto aos fatores organizacionais, estruturais e a pr?tica dos profissionais, ressaltam-se o tratamento dispensado pelos profissionais, a territorializa??o e adscri??o de ?reas, a dificuldade de acesso aos servi?os ou leitos e a refer?ncia e contra refer?ncia. Mas tamb?m, a aus?ncia ou pouco acolhimento, a falta de comunica??o, a pouca assiduidade e pontualidade dos profissionais no servi?o, dentre outros. De maneira geral as m?es consideraram o atendimento recebido no hospital bom e muito bom , opini?es que na Aten??o B?sica n?o foram t?o favor?veis, apesar de que muitas das a??es previstas nesse n?vel de aten??o tenham sido realizadas nos casos estudados. Observa-se, portanto, que os determinantes sociais da sa?de exercem forte influ?ncia na ocorr?ncia dos ?bitos infantis. Desse modo, torna-se fundamental a reflex?o e a avalia??o acerca da efetiva??o e efic?cia dos processos de vigil?ncia ? sa?de nas USF; o repensar sobre os determinantes sociais da sa?de de forma ampliada e articulada ? qualidade dos servi?o, ? educa??o permanente, ? gest?o em servi?o, ? aten??o dispensada e ? forma como se instala a participa??o popular e o controle social. Para os profissionais apresenta-se o grande desafio de rever a sua pr?tica cotidiana, seus valores, comportamentos e compromissos, os quais devem orientar-se pela l?gica do compartilhamento, do trabalho em equipe, da humanesc?ncia e alteridade e n?o apenas do cumprimento de um dever profissional

A taxa de mortalidade perinatal (TMP) é um dos importantes indicadores de saúde que refletem a qualidade da assistência prestada durante a gestação, o parto e ao recém nascido. A TMP possui dois componentes: a taxa e mortalidade fetal e a taxa de mortalidade infantil neonatal precoce. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a mortalidade perinatal na região do Médio Paraíba, estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil no período de 2005 a 2009, segundo causa básica dos óbitos, componentes do período perinatal e critérios de evitabilidade. Foram utilizados os dados referentes aos óbitos fetais e infantis neonatais precoces e de nascidos vivos, registrados, respectivamente, nos Sistemas de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM) e Nascidos Vivos (SINASC). A TMP na região foi de 18,4 óbitos por mil nascimentos totais. As taxas de mortalidade fetal e infantil neonatal precoce no período alcançaram, espectivamente 10,7 óbitos por mil nascimentos totais e 7,7 óbitos por mil nascidos vivos. A TMP apresentou redução ao longo do quinquênio analisado associada à queda do componente neonatal precoce, mantendo-se estável o componente fetal. As principais causas básicas dos óbitos perinatais, segundo a lista de mortalidade CID BR, foram as afecções originadas no período perinatal (89%) e as malformações congênitas, deformidades e anomalias cromossômicas (10,5%). Utilizando os critérios de evitabilidade segundo Ortiz, para os óbitos infantis neonatais precoces foi observado que mais de 41% eram reduzíveis por diagnósticos e tratamento precoces. Ressalta-se a necessidade da implementação de ações de assistência à saúde da gestante e de cuidados com o recémnascido com vistas à redução da mortalidade perinatal na região do Médio Paraíba. / The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) is an important health indicator that reflects the quality of health care provided during pregnancy, childbirth and to the newborns. The PMR has two components: the fetal mortality rate and the early neonatal mortality rate. The objective of this study was to analyze the perinatal mortality in the Médio Paraíba region, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil between 2005 and 2009, according to the underlying cause of deaths, components of the perinatal period and criteria of avoidability. Data regarding fetal and early neonatal deaths and live births was provided by the National Death (SIM) and Live Birth (SINASC) Information Systems, respectively. The PMR in the region was 18.4 deaths per thousand total births. Fetal and early neonatal mortality rates reached 10.7 deaths per thousand total births and 7.7 deaths per thousand live births, respectively. The PMR declined during the five year period, associated with the fall of its early neonatal component, remaining stable the fetal component. The main underlying causes of perinatal deaths, according to the ICD Mortality List for use in Brazil - ICD BR, were certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (89%) and congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (10,5%). Using the criteria of avoidability according to Ortiz, for early neonatal infant deaths was observed that over 41% were avoidable through early diagnosis and treatment . Efforts aimed at improving health care during pregnancy and childbirth are needed in order to reduce perinatal mortality levels in the Médio Paraíba region.