Table. 4.
Mean and percentage distribution of various indicators of reproductive behaviours by background characteristics of women in Bangladesh
| Reproductive behaviour | Mean or percentage of women (N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Adult marriage | Child marriage | ||
| Age at first birth (mean) | 17.8 (SD±3.2) | 21.8 (SD±2.8) | 17.0 (SD±2.6) | |
| Children ever born (mean) | 3.1 (SD±2.0) | 2.0 (SD±1.6) | 3.3 (SD±1.6) | |
| Children died (mean) | 0.4 (SD±0.8) | 0.2 (SD±0.5) | 0.5 (SD±0.8) | |
| Used FP before any childbirth | ||||
| No | 65.9 (6302) | 49.1 (851) | 69.6 (5451) | |
| Yes | 34.1 (3267) | 50.9 (884) | 30.4 (2383) | |
| Childbirth within one year of marriage | ||||
| No | 78.1 (7092) | 71.9 (1062) | 79.3 (6930) | |
| Yes | 21.9 (1985) | 28.1 (415) | 20.7 (1570) | |
| Three or more children | ||||
| No | 45.3 (4337) | 73.3 (1272) | 39.1 (45.3) | |
| Yes | 54.7 (5235) | 26.6 (464) | 60.9 (54.7) | |
| Most recent pregnancy was unwanted or mistimed | ||||
| No | 66.4 (2873) | 71.3 (709) | 64.9 (2164) | |
| Yes | 33.6 (1457) | 28.7 (285) | 35.1 (1172) | |
| Ever had terminated pregnancy | ||||
| No | 79.0 (7549) | 82.4 (1427) | 78.2 (6122) | |
| Yes | 21.0 (2012) | 17.4 (306) | 21.8 (1706) | |
| Currently using any FP | ||||
| No | 46.1 (4414) | 47.8 (831) | 45.7 (3583) | |
| Yes | 53.9 (5158) | 52.2 (905) | 54.3 (4253) | |
SD=Standard deviation