Table. 6.
Regression analysis showing the effect of child marriage on various indicators of reproductive behaviour of women§ of Bangladesh
| Reproductive behaviour | Unadjusted IRR/OR with 95% CI | Adjusted IRR/OR with 95% CI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| βa | IRR/OR | 95% WCI/CI | β | IRR/OR | 95% WCI/CI | |||
| Age at first birth‡ | -0.25 | 0.78*** | 0.74-0.82 | -0.22 | 0.81*** | 0.76-0.86 | ||
| Children ever born† | 0.50 | 1.66*** | 1.56-1.76 | 0.37 | 1.45*** | 1.35-1.55 | ||
| Children died† | 0.85 | 2.34*** | 2.07-2.65 | 0.50 | 1.64*** | 1.44-1.87 | ||
| Used FP before any childbirth† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | -0.87 | 0.42*** | 0.38-0.47 | -0.55 | 0.56*** | 0.50-0.63 | ||
| Given childbirth within one year of marriage† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | -0.41 | 0.67*** | 0.59-0.76 | -0.42 | 0.67*** | 0.58-0.77 | ||
| Given birth to three or more children† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | 1.45 | 4.27*** | 3.80-4.79 | 1.14 | 3.94*** | 3.38-4.58 | ||
| Most recent pregnancy was unwanted or mistimed† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | 0.30 | 1.35*** | 1.15-1.57 | 0.14 | 1.21* | 1.02-1.45 | ||
| Ever had terminated pregnancy† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | 0.26 | 1.30*** | 1.14-1.49 | 0.15 | 1.16* | 1.00-1.34 | ||
| Currently using any FP† | ||||||||
| No | - | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | ||
| Yes | 0.09 | 1.09 | 0.98-1.21 | 0.13 | 1.20** | 1.06-1.35 | ||
aThe regression coefficients shown for child marriage;
§Indicates that data are missing for some individuals in all subsamples of women;
‡Analyses adjusted for timing of marriage, maternal age, women's education, residence, region, religion, and wealth;
†Analyses adjusted for timing of marriage, current age, women's education, residence, region, religion and wealth; Level of significance
***p<0.001;
**p<0.01; and
*p<0.05