Table 3. Total Fertility Rates from the “Zika in Fortaleza” cohort according to their socioeconomic status and educational attainment.
| Variable (n=1,497) | 2013-2014 | 2015-2016 | 2017-2018 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFR | 95%CI | TFR | 95%CI | TFR | 95%CI | ||
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| Complete elementary school or higher | 1.9 | 1.6-2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1-2.8 | 3.4 | 3.0-3.8 | <0.001 |
| Incomplete elementary school | 4.2 | 2.9-5.5 | 3.2 | 2.6-4 | 3.9 | 3.2-4.6 | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||
| High (A-B and C) | 2.4 | 1.9-2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1-2.8 | 3.4 | 3.1-3.8 | <0.001 |
| Low (D and E) | 3.5 | 1.6-5.5 | 3.8 | 2.9-4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2-5 | |
| Race or skin color | |||||||
| White | 1.5 | 0.8-2.1 | 2.4 | 1.5-3.3 | 3.9 | 2.9-5 | 0.310 |
| Non-white | 2.8 | 2.1-3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3-3 | 3.5 | 3.1-3.8 | |
| Bolsa Família program | |||||||
| Not a beneficiary | 1.4 | 1.1-1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4-2.3 | 3.5 | 2.9-4 | <0.001 |
| Beneficiary | 3.5 | 2.6-4.3 | 3.3 | 2.8-3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1-4 | |
| Household food insecurity | |||||||
| No | 1.9 | 1.5-2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8-2.8 | 3.6 | 3.0-4.1 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3.2 | 2.3-4.0 | 3.2 | 2.6-3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6-4.8 | |
| Loss to follow-up | 2.2 | 1.6-2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6-2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7-2.9 | |
| Household residents | |||||||
| Three or less | 1.6 | 1.3-2 | 2.4 | 1.9-2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8-3.8 | <0.001 |
| Four or more | 3.4 | 2.5-4.2 | 2.9 | 2.4-3.3 | 3.7 | 3.2-4.1 | |
| Poverty situation | |||||||
| Yes | 3.4 | 2.3-4.5 | 4.2 | 3.2-5.2 | 4.9 | 3.9-5.8 | <0.001 |
| No | 2.3 | 1.7-2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9-2.6 | 3.6 | 3.1-3.9 | |
| Water Storage | |||||||
| Yes | 2.7 | 2.1-3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5-3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1-3.9 | <0.001 |
| No | 2.5 | 1.8-3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1-2.8 | 3.60 | 2.9-4.3 | |
| Used a condom in the last sexual intercourse | |||||||
| Yes | 3.5 | 1.8-5.3 | 2.6 | 1.9-3.3 | 3.10 | 2.5-3.7 | <0.001 |
| No | 2.2 | 1.9-2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3-3.0 | 3.66 | 3.2-4.1 | |
| Wanted to get pregnant | |||||||
| No | 3.3 | 2.3-4.3 | 2.2 | 1.8-2.5 | 2.79 | 2.4-3.2 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1.7 | 1.3-2.0 | 3.3 | 2.7-3.9 | 4.80 | 4.2-5.5 | |
| TFR | 2.6 | 2.1-3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3-3 | 3.52 | 3.2-3.9 | <0.001 |
TFR: Total Fertility Rates; 95%CI: 95% confidence intervals.