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.
Defined as coverage equal to 0% of the population.
Defined as coverage of less than 30.0% of the municipal population.
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.
Defined as coverage of 70.0% or more of the municipal population and time of implementation in the municipality of 4 years or longer.
The mean infant mortality rate was 24.1 in 1996.
Municipalities with < 100 000 inhabitants; 2457 observations were made in 273 municipalities.
Municipalities with ≥ 100 000 inhabitants; 4032 observations made in 448 municipalities.
Measurement of the average achievements in life expectancy, education, and standard of living. The national mean was 0.766 in 2000.