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Table 3 Fixed-Effect Negative Binomial Models for the crude and adjusted association between specific under-five mortality groups and PSF coverage: Brazil, 2000-2006.

From: Impact of the Family Health Program on the quality of vital information and reduction of child unattended deaths in Brazil: an ecological longitudinal study

Variables

Ill-defined Mortality RR (95% CI)

Unattended death Mortality RR (95% CI)

Remaining Ill-defined Mortality RR (95% CI)

 

Crude

Adjusted

    

PSF coverage

   No PSF a

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   Low b

0.78

(0.74-0.82)

0.83

(0.79-0.88)

0.74

(0.69-0.80)

0.98

(0.91-1.05)

   Intermediate c

0.56

(0.53-0.58)

0.65

(0.61-0.68)

0.57

(0.53-0.62)

0.80

(0.74-0.87)

   High d

0.42

(0.40-0.45)

0.50

(0.47-0.53)

0.40

(0.37-0.44)

0.74

(0.68-0.81)

Total fertility rate >2.42 children per childbearing-age woman

1.56

(1.49-1.64)

1.73

(1.61-1.85)

1.36

(1.26-1.46)

Percentage of illiterates among individuals older than 15 years >15.4%

1.06

(0.98-1.14)

1.31

(1.17-1.47)

1.02

(0.92-1.13)

Per capita income >BR$ 120

0.81

(0.75-0.88)

0.71

(0.64-0.79)

0.91

(0.80-1.04)

Population >50,000 inhabitants

0.35

(0.30-0.39)

0.29

(0.25-0.34)

0.36

(0.30-0.44)

Num. Observations

 

28168

 

28168

 

19278

 

23261

Num. Municipalities

 

4024

 

4024

 

2754

 

3323

  1. Abbreviations: CI = Confidence Interval; PSF = Family Health Program; RR = Rate Ratio.
  2. a = defined as coverage equal to 0% of the population.
  3. b = defined as coverage of less than 30% of the municipal population.
  4. c = defined as coverage of 30% to 69.9% of the municipal population.
  5. d = defined as coverage of more than or equal to 70% of the municipal population.