Maternal Mortality and Female Literacy Rates in Developing Countries during 1970–2000: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis

Table 3

Regression of maternal mortality ratios on selected determinants by region and all regions.

Year	1970–80	1980–1990	1990–2000
Variables	𝐵	𝐵	𝐵
Female literacy	−0.539*	−0.590*	−0.618*
Age at marriage	−0.078*	−0.141*	−0.135*
GDP per capita	−0.026*	−0.055	−0.051
Regions
East Asia/Pacific	−0.116	−0.496*	−0.586*
Africa	−0.347	−0.547*	−0.392*
Europe/Central Asia	−0.364	−0.201	−0.684*
Latin America/Caribbean	−0.595*	−0.641*	−0.685*
MENA	−0.591	−0.841*	−0.099
South Asia	−0.508	−0.507	−0.583

^∗𝑃<0.05.