Table 1. Characteristics of women aged 13–49 years who had at least one birth in three years preceding the survey, BDHS 2011.
| Characteristics | Number (n = 4672) | Percenta | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intendedness at conception | |||
| Intended | 3329 | 71.0 | 69.3–72.7 |
| Mistimed | 766 | 16.0 | 14.7–17.4 |
| Unwanted | 577 | 12.9 | 11.8–14.2 |
| Individual | |||
| Age of mothers, years | |||
| 13–24 | 2642 | 57.1 | 55.3–58.9 |
| 25–34 | 1745 | 37.3 | 35.5–39.0 |
| 35–49 | 285 | 5.6 | 4.9–6.4 |
| Age at first marriage, years | |||
| <18 | 3475 | 76.5 | 74.8–78.1 |
| ≥18 | 1197 | 23.5 | 21.9–25.2 |
| Maternal education | |||
| No education | 774 | 17.6 | 15.8–19.5 |
| Primary education | 1369 | 30.1 | 28.6–32.0 |
| Secondary or higher | 2529 | 52.4 | 49.7–55.0 |
| Age difference of the spouses, years | |||
| <5 | 905 | 19.7 | 18.4–21.2 |
| 5–10 | 2357 | 50.9 | 49.2–52.6 |
| ≥11 | 1410 | 29.4 | 27.7–31.0 |
| Deciding own health care | |||
| Participated | 2767 | 58.4 | 55.7–59.9 |
| Not participated | 1905 | 42.2 | 40.8–44.3 |
| Current work status | |||
| Currently not working | 4246 | 92.1 | 91.0–93.0 |
| Currently working | 386 | 8.0 | 7.0–9.0 |
| Order of birth | |||
| First | 1721 | 36.1 | 34.4–37.9 |
| Second and above | 2951 | 63.9 | 62.1–65.6 |
| Household | |||
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 1481 | 23.0 | 21.6–24.4 |
| Rural | 3191 | 77.0 | 75.7–78.4 |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Poorest | 1001 | 22.8 | 20.6–25.2 |
| Poorer | 877 | 19.8 | 18.3–21.3 |
| Average | 893 | 19.8 | 18.2–21.4 |
| Richer | 948 | 19.6 | 18.0–21.3 |
| Richest | 953 | 18.1 | 16.4–19.9 |
| Region | |||
| Barisal | 526 | 5.6 | 5.1–6.2 |
| Chittagong | 942 | 23.3 | 21.8–24.8 |
| Dhaka | 755 | 30.5 | 28.8–32.2 |
| Khulna | 552 | 9.5 | 8.7–10.3 |
| Rajshahi | 593 | 13.3 | 11.9–14.8 |
| Rangpur | 593 | 10.5 | 9.6–11.5 |
| Sylhet | 711 | 7.4 | 6.8–8.0 |
BDHS, Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey; CI, Confidence interval
aIn estimating percentages, the complex survey design and sampling weights were taken into account.