Table 2. Bivariate association of controlled variables with selected indicators based on BDHS 2011.
| Variables | Categories | Age at first marriage in years |
Ideal number of children |
Received adequate (4+) ANC visits |
Delivered most recent child at any healthcare facility |
BMI (kg/m2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 18 | < 18 | ≤ 2 | 2+ | yes | no | yes | no | Underweight | Overweight | Normal | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Age in years | <25 | 19.1*** | 80.9 | 91.0*** | 9.0 | 25.3*** | 74.7 | 26.8** | 73.2 | 28.5*** | 8.4*** | 63.2 |
| 25-34 | 24.8 | 75.2 | 82.8 | 17.2 | 23.9 | 76.1 | 27.3 | 72.7 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 60.3 | |
| 35-49 | 19.3 | 80.7 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 16.1 | 83.9 | 21.2 | 78.8 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 57.5 | |
| Education in years | No | 11.8*** | 88.2 | 71.7*** | 28.3 | 7.6*** | 92.4 | 10.0*** | 90.0 | 29.2*** | 10.9*** | 59.9 |
| 1-5 | 13.9 | 86.1 | 78.9 | 21.1 | 15.1 | 84.9 | 16.3 | 83.7 | 26.0 | 13.4 | 60.5 | |
| 6-10 | 24.2 | 75.8 | 89.2 | 10.8 | 30.1 | 69.9 | 33.2 | 66.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 60.5 | |
| 11+ | 71.2 | 28.8 | 92.5 | 7.5 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 71.5 | 28.5 | 8.4 | 33.3 | 58.8 | |
| Division | Barisal | 17.4*** | 82.6 | 81.0*** | 19.0 | 24.7*** | 75.3 | 19.1*** | 80.9 | 25.9*** | 12.6*** | 61.5 |
| Dhaka | 27.0 | 73.0 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 18.7 | 81.3 | 22.9 | 77.1 | 21.5 | 17.6 | 60.8 | |
| Chittagong | 22.7 | 77.3 | 83.2 | 16.8 | 25.6 | 74.4 | 28.1 | 71.9 | 22.9 | 18.1 | 59.0 | |
| Khulna | 16.5 | 83.5 | 88.4 | 11.6 | 28.4 | 71.6 | 40.3 | 59.7 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 62.0 | |
| Rajshahi | 16.1 | 83.9 | 87.2 | 12.8 | 20.9 | 79.1 | 26.6 | 73.4 | 24.1 | 15.6 | 60.2 | |
| Rangpur | 13.0 | 87.0 | 85.5 | 14.5 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 23.9 | 76.1 | 26.3 | 10.6 | 63.0 | |
| Sylhet | 37.2 | 62.8 | 68.2 | 31.8 | 15.8 | 84.2 | 21.4 | 78.6 | 34.1 | 12.7 | 53.2 | |
| Frequency of watching TV | Not at all | 15.5*** | 84.5 | 74.7*** | 25.3 | 12.3*** | 87.7 | 12.9*** | 87.1 | 30.8*** | 8.2*** | 61.0 |
| < 1 time/week | 18.5 | 81.5 | 84.5 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 82.1 | 21.3 | 78.7 | 26.4 | 11.7 | 61.9 | |
| ≥ 1+ time/week | 26.3 | 73.7 | 86.3 | 13.7 | 35.1 | 64.9 | 39.3 | 60.7 | 16.7 | 24.2 | 59.1 | |
| Household having electricity | No | 13.5*** | 86.5 | 77.8*** | 22.2 | 13.3*** | 86.7 | 12.2*** | 87.8 | 32.4*** | 7.2*** | 60.4 |
| Yes | 24.5 | 75.5 | 83.0 | 17.0 | 30.5 | 69.5 | 34.9 | 65.1 | 18.0 | 22.2 | 59.8 | |
| Sex of the household sex | Male | 20.8*** | 79.2 | 81.9*** | 18.1 | 23.7 | 76.3 | 26.1** | 73.9 | 23.3*** | 16.0*** | 60.7 |
| Female | 24.1 | 75.9 | 78.2 | 21.8 | 25.6 | 74.4 | 31.5 | 68.5 | 24.5 | 19.8 | 55.6 | |
| Type of sanitation facility | Flush | 34.2*** | 65.8 | 87.3*** | 12.7 | 50.3*** | 49.7 | 54.0*** | 46.0 | 9.3*** | 34.3*** | 56.4 |
| Pit latrine | 18.2 | 81.8 | 80.4 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 79.8 | 22.7 | 77.3 | 24.7 | 14.0 | 61.3 | |
| Others | 12.4 | 87.6 | 74.9 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 89.2 | 9.2 | 90.8 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 57.4 | |
Note: All variables are significantly associated with all indicators
*** P ≤ 0.001, **P ≤ 0.01 (based on Chi-square test for independence)