Table 4. Hazard ratios comparing under-5 mortality and maternal education attainment, by 2-year period, in Rufiji and Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania, 2000–2011.
| Period | Maternal educational attainment, HR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No education vs secondary or more | Primary incomplete vs secondary or more | Primary complete vs secondary or more | |
| Ifakara | |||
| 2000–2001 | 1.44 (0.92–2.27) | 1.28 (1.02–1.60) | 1.11 (0.96–1.29) |
| 2002–2003 | 1.39 (0.99–1.96) | 1.27 (1.07–1.50) | 1.10 (0.99–1.23) |
| 2004–2005 | 1.35 (1.04–1.75) | 1.26 (1.11–1.43) | 1.09 (1.00–1.19) |
| 2006–2007 | 1.30 (1.02–1.66) | 1.25 (1.11–1.41) | 1.08 (1.00–1.17) |
| 2008–2009 | 1.25 (0.93–1.70) | 1.24 (1.06–1.45) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) |
| 2010–2011 | 1.21 (0.81–1.82) | 1.23 (1.00–1.52) | 1.06 (0.92–1.21) |
| Rufiji | |||
| 2000–2001 | 1.52 (1.05–2.21) | 1.22 (1.00–1.48) | 1.08 (0.95–1.22) |
| 2002–2003 | 1.42 (1.07–1.88) | 1.18 (1.02–1.37) | 1.06 (0.97–1.17) |
| 2004–2005 | 1.33 (1.06–1.66) | 1.14 (1.01–1.28) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) |
| 2006–2007 | 1.24 (0.99–1.55) | 1.10 (0.98–1.24) | 1.04 (0.96–1.12) |
| 2008–2009 | 1.16 (0.87–1.54) | 1.07 (0.92–1.24) | 1.03 (0.93–1.13) |
| 2010–2011 | 1.08 (0.74–1.58) | 1.03 (0.84–1.26) | 1.01 (0.89–1.15) |
| All | |||
| 2000–2001 | 1.44 (1.08–1.92) | 1.29 (1.11–1.49) | 1.12 (1.01–1.23) |
| 2002–2003 | 1.38 (1.11–1.72) | 1.26 (1.13–1.41) | 1.10 (1.03–1.18) |
| 2004–2005 | 1.33 (1.12–1.57) | 1.23 (1.13–1.34) | 1.09 (1.03–1.15) |
| 2006–2007 | 1.28 (1.08–1.51) | 1.20 (1.11–1.31) | 1.08 (1.02–1.13) |
| 2008–2009 | 1.23 (1.00–1.51) | 1.18 (1.06–1.31) | 1.06 (0.99–1.14) |
| 2010–2011 | 1.18 (0.90–1.55) | 1.15 (1.00–1.33) | 1.05 (0.96–1.15) |
CI: confidence interval; HR: Hazard ratio.