Revista de saúde pública
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Revista de saúde pública · Feb 2011
Comparative StudyContextual determinants of neonatal mortality using two analysis methods, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
To analyze neonatal mortality determinants using multilevel logistic regression and classic hierarchical models. ⋯ The use of multilevel models showed a small effect of contextual determinants on the neonatal mortality rate. There was found a positive association with the poverty rate in the general model, and the proportion of households with water supply among preterm newborns.