Table 2. Descriptive statistics of women by receiving ANC and delivery care from professionals, BDHS 2011 (n = 4672).
| Characteristics | ≥1 professional ANC, %a, (95% CI) | ≥4 professional ANC, %a (95% CI) | Professional delivery care, %a (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intendedness at conception | |||
| Intended | 58.3 (55.7–60.9) | 23.4 (21.4–25.5) | 34.81 (32.50–37.19) |
| Mistimed | 50.9 (46.6–55.2) | 21.3 (18.0–25.1) | 30.51 (26.44–34.91) |
| Unwanted | 38.8 (34.1–43.8) | 9.0 (6.7–12.1) | 17.95 (14.68–21.75) |
| bP-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Individual | |||
| Age of mothers, years | |||
| 15–24 | 55.8 (53.0–58.6) | 21.3 (19.3–23.5) | 31.8 (29.4–34.3) |
| 25–34 | 54.1 (50.9–57.3) | 22.1 (19.6–24.9) | 32.9 (29.8–36.1) |
| 35–49 | 45.2 (38.7–51.9) | 13.7 (9.7–18.9) | 27.0 (21.4–33.5) |
| P-value | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.25 |
| Age at first marriage, years | |||
| <18 | 49.8 (47.2–52.4) | 17.4 (15.7–19.2) | 26.9 (24.8–29.1) |
| ≥18 | 70.2 (66.7–73.5) | 33.7 (30.2–37.2) | 48.4 (44.3–52.4) |
| P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Maternal education | |||
| No education | 26.2 (22.6–30.0) | 5.8 (4.2–8.1) | 13.2 (10.6–16.4) |
| Primary education | 40.7 (37.1–44.4) | 10.5 (8.6–12.8) | 19.9 (17.3–22.9) |
| Secondary or higher | 72.1 (69.9–74.2) | 32.5 (30.1–34.9) | 45.1 (42.5–47.8) |
| P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Age difference of the spouses, years | |||
| <5 | 52.9 (48.7–57.1) | 23.2 (19.8–26.9) | 33.3 (29.6–37.3) |
| 5–10 | 53.9 (51.1–56.7) | 20.0 (18.0–22.2) | 31.4 (28.9–34.0) |
| ≥11 | 56.8 (53.2–60.3) | 21.8 (19.2–24.8) | 31.9 (28.6–35.5) |
| P-value | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.66 |
| Deciding own health care | |||
| Participated | 56.4 (53.8–58.9) | 22.5 (20.5–24.7) | 33.5 (31.1–35.9) |
| Not participated | 52.5 (48.8–54.6) | 19.7 (17.0–22.0) | 29.8 (27.0–32.8) |
| P-value | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Current work status | |||
| Currently not working | 54.5 (52.0–57.0) | 21.1 (19.3–23.0) | 31.6 (29.5–33.9) |
| Currently working | 55.4 (52.2–56.9) | 22.0 (17.7–27.0) | 35.2 (30.1–40.7) |
| P-value | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.20 |
| Order of birth | |||
| First | 66.1 (63.1–69.0) | 29.5 (26.8–32.3) | 43.7 (40.8–46.7) |
| Second and above | 48.1 (45.4–50.8 | 16.5 (14.8–18.4) | 25.3 (23.0–27.6) |
| P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Household | |||
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 74.3 (70.2–77.9) | 40.55 (36.7–44.6) | 54.1 (49.6–58.5) |
| Rural | 48.7 (45.9–51.5) | 15.41 (13.6–17.5) | 25.3 (23.1–27.7) |
| P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Poorest | 30.3 (27.1–33.8) | 6.0 (4.5–8.0) | 11.7 (9.6–14.3) |
| Poorer | 39.6 (35.4–43.9) | 9.7 (7.7–12.2) | 17.9 (15.0–21.3) |
| Average | 54.2 (50.5–57.9) | 17.0 (14.4–20.1) | 28.4 (25.1–31.8) |
| Richer | 68.1 (64.3–71.7) | 27.7 (24.3–31.3) | 43.7 (40.0–47.5) |
| Richest | 87.3 (84.5–89.8) | 50.4 (46.1–54.6) | 63.9 (59.5–68.0) |
| P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Region | |||
| Barisal | 50.8 (45.4–56.2) | 20.6 (16.5–25.5) | 28.3 (23.1–34.0) |
| Chittagong | 55.1 (49.2–60.9) | 18.4 (14.7–22.8) | 30.2 (25.6–35.3) |
| Dhaka | 54.5 (49.7–59.2) | 22.1 (18.7–25.9) | 32.1 (27.8–36.6) |
| Khulna | 65.4 (60.0–70.4) | 30.2 (25.5–35.4) | 48.9 (43.5–54.3) |
| Rajshahi | 56.1 (49.4–62.5) | 18.0 (14.0–22.6) | 31.2 (25.5–37.5) |
| Rangpur | 49.6 (44.3–54.9) | 25.4 (20.4–31.2) | 28.1 (23.6–33.1) |
| Sylhet | 46.7 (40.2–53.4) | 14.6 (10.9–19.3) | 24.7 (20.4–29.6) |
| P-value | 0.01 | 0.01 | <0.01 |
| Total | 54.6 | 21.2 | 31.9 |
ANC, Antenatal care; CI, Confidence interval
aIn estimating percentages, the complex survey design and sampling weights were taken into account.
bP-values were derived using a χ2 test.