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. 2009 Jan;99(1):87–93. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.127480

TABLE 3.

Fixed-Effects Models for the Association Between Infant Mortality Rate and Family Health Program Coverage, by Baseline Infant Mortality Rate and Human Development Index: Brazil, 1996–2004

No FHP coveragea (Ref) Incipient FHP coverageb RR (95% CI) Intermediate FHP coveragec RR (95% CI) Consolidate FHP coveraged RR (95% CI)
Baseline infant mortality ratee
    ≥ 24.1f 1.00 0.83 (0.81, 0.85) 0.77 (0.74, 0.80) 0.66 (0.60, 0.74)
    < 24.1g 1.00 0.90 (0.88, 0.91) 0.91 (0.88, 0.94) 0.86 (0.80, 0.93)
Human development indexh
    ≤ 0.766f 1.00 0.85 (0.82, 0.89) 0.89 (0.85, 0.93) 0.73 (0.65, 0.80)
    > 0.766g 1.00 0.88 (0.86, 0.89) 0.82 (0.79, 0.84) 0.80 (0.74, 0.87)

Note. CI = confidence interval; FHP = Family Health Program; RR = rate ratio. Models were adjusted for total fertility rate, per capita income, percentage of functional illiterates, percentage of persons living in households with running water, Gini index, and local hospitalization.

a

Defined as coverage equal to 0% of the population.

b

Defined as coverage of less than 30.0% of the municipal population.

c

Defined as coverage of 30.0% to 69.9% of the municipal population or coverage of 70.0% or more and time of implementation in the municipality of fewer than 4 years.

d

Defined as coverage of 70.0% or more of the municipal population and time of implementation in the municipality of 4 years or longer.

e

The mean infant mortality rate was 24.1 in 1996.

f

Municipalities with < 100 000 inhabitants; 2457 observations were made in 273 municipalities.

g

Municipalities with ≥ 100 000 inhabitants; 4032 observations made in 448 municipalities.

h

Measurement of the average achievements in life expectancy, education, and standard of living. The national mean was 0.766 in 2000.