Table. 1.
Operational definitions of dependent and independent variables and their measurements
| Variable | Description | Measurement scale |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables: | ||
| Marriage at very young age | Whether the women were married before 16 years of age | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Child marriage | Whether the women were married before 18 years of age | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Age at first birth | The age of women at the time of first childbirth | Continuous (count data) |
| Children ever born | Number of children born to an ever-married woman | Continuous (count data) |
| Children died | Number of children who died to an ever-married woman | Continuous (count data) |
| Used FP before any childbirth | Whether a woman used contraceptive method before her first childbirth | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Childbirth within one year of marriage | Whether a woman gave any livebirth within one year of her first marriage | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Three or more children | Whether a woman gave three livebirths during her reproductive period | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Most recent pregnancy was unwanted or mistimed | Whether current pregnancy and the most recent birth, hereafter, and most recent pregnancy were unintended | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Ever had terminated pregnancy | Whether a woman ever terminated pregnancy in her reproductive period | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Currently using any contraceptive method | Respondent who were currently using any contraceptive method | Dichotomous 0=No and 1=Yes |
| Independent variables: | ||
| Age at marriage | Age at first marriage of women | Ordinal 1=Child marriage; and 2=Adult marriage |
| Current age of women | Respondent's current age at the time of survey | (i) Continuous and (ii) Ordinal 1=20-<25; 2=25-<30 3=30-<35; 4=35-<40 5=40-<45 and 6=45-49 |
| Year of marriage | In which year a woman was married-off | Ordinal 1=1967-1974; 2=1975-1979 3=1980-1984; 4=1985-1989 5=1990-1994; 6=1995-1999 and 7=2000-2007 |
| Women's education | Educational level of women | Ordinal 0=No formal education 1=Primary 2=Secondary or above |
| Current residence | Current place of residence | Ordinal 1=Urban and 2=Rural |
| Region | Place of region | Ordinal 1=Barisal; 2=Chittagong 3=Dhaka; 4=Khulna 5=Rajshahi; and 6=Sylhet |
| Religion | Religious affiliation | Ordinal 1=Muslim and 2=Non-Muslim |
| Wealth index | Luxurious materials available in household | Ordinal 1=Poorest; 2=Poorer 3=Middle; 4=Richer 5=Richest |