Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
| Overall+ % (95% CI) |
Delivered through caesarean section++ % (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Women's age at birth of the last child | ||
| ≤19 years | 25.10 (23.74–26.52) | 29.69 (26.75–32.80) |
| 20–34 years | 70.68 (69.21–72.11) | 34.70 (32.51–36.96) |
| ≥35 years | 4.21 (3.66–4.85) | 29.29 (23.18–36.24) |
| Women's educational attainment | ||
| No formal education | 6.31 (5.48–7.25) | 17.26 (12.88–22.74) |
| Primary | 27.65 (25.87–29.50) | 18.12 (15.70–20.82) |
| Secondary | 49.00 (47.18–50.83) | 34.48 (32.11–36.94) |
| Higher | 17.03 (15.57–18.61) | 59.98 (56.08–63.76) |
| Women's employment status | ||
| Employed | 37.26 (35.13–39.45) | 25.33 (22.89–27.94) |
| Not employed | 62.74 (60.55–64.87) | 37.90 (35.53–40.33) |
| Husbands' educational attainment | ||
| No formal education | 13.65 (12.26–15.17) | 17.48 (14.34–21.15) |
| Primary | 33.67 (31.96–35.42) | 22.38 (19.83–25.15) |
| Secondary | 34.04 (32.29–35.73) | 35.80 (32.92–38.79) |
| Higher | 18.37 (16.89–19.95) | 60.62 (56.81–64.30) |
| Husbands' occupation | ||
| Agriculture worker | 19.14 (17.54–20.85) | 21.01 (17.83–24.58) |
| Physical worker | 52.32 (50.42–54.21) | 31.53 (29.19–33.95) |
| Services | 5.73 (4.99–6.56) | 67.35 (61.10–73.03) |
| Business | 20.39 (18.96–21.90) | 39.85 (36.32–43.49) |
| Other | 0.21 (0.11–0.42) | 28.58 (7.34–66.91) |
| Parity | ||
| 1–2 children | 71.06 (69.47–72.61) | 38.13 (36.01–40.28) |
| >2 children | 28.94 (27.39–30.53) | 21.16 (18.65–23.91) |
| Intervals between the two most recent live births | ||
| ≤2 years | 6.76 (5.99–7.62) | 23.96 (19.14–29.56) |
| 3–4 years | 17.83 (16.65–19.07) | 23.85 (20.54–27.50) |
| >4 years | 75.42 (73.97–76.81) | 36.26 (34.16–38.41) |
| Family types | ||
| Nuclear family | 31.33 (29.66–33.05) | 35.06 (32.21–38.03) |
| Joint family | 68.67 (66.95–70.34) | 32.37 (30.21–34.61) |
| Household wealth status | ||
| Poorest | 20.65 (18.61–22.84) | 13.14 (10.77–15.94) |
| Poorer | 20.53 (19.03–22.12) | 22.58 (19.51–25.98) |
| Middle | 19.18 (17.66–20.81) | 31.42 (27.94–35.13) |
| Richer | 20.15 (18.41–22.01) | 38.92 (35.37–42.59) |
| Richest | 19.48 (17.58–21.54) | 61.56 (57.98–65.02) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 26.81 (25.13–28.55) | 44.24 (41.15–47.39) |
| Rural | 73.19 (71.45–74.87) | 29.18 (26.88–31.58) |
| Region of residence | ||
| Barishal | 5.71 (5.15–6.33) | 24.81 (20.19–29.96) |
| Chattogram | 21.13 (19.48–22.88) | 26.68 (22.51–31.31) |
| Dhaka | 25.60 (23.88–27.40) | 43.11 (38.52–47.81) |
| Khulna | 9.20 (8.34–10.14) | 43.51 (38.17–49.00) |
| Mymensingh | 8.54 (7.69–9.49) | 26.33 (22.16–30.96) |
| Rajshahi | 11.63 (10.39–13.00) | 35.73 (30.47–41.36) |
| Rangpur | 10.59 (9.54–11.74) | 27.77 (22.49–33.75) |
| Sylhet | 7.60 (6.75–8.54) | 23.40 (18.68–28.90) |
Note: Overall sample: 4954, Caesarean section use sample: 1642, +Column percentage, ++Row percentage.