Table 2. Family planning and reproductive history of the respondents.
| Study Variable | Intervention slum | Comparison slum | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents, N | 607 | 599 | ||||
| Age at first marriage, in year (Mean±SD)** | 16.89 | ±2.70 | 16.34 | ±2.71 | <0.001 | |
| Age at first conception, in year (Mean±SD)** | 18.29 | ±2.83 | 17.75 | ±2.91 | 0.001 | |
| Couple currently using any FP method, % (n)* | 66.39 | (403) | 55.09 | (330) | <0.001 | |
| Number of married adolescent girls, N | 22 | 38 | ||||
| Married adolescent girls currently using modern FP method, % (n)* | 68.18 | (15) | 39.47 | (15) | 0.032 | |
| Number of respondents, N | 607 | 599 | ||||
| Currently using modern FP method a, % (n)* | 63.80 | (387) | 49.90 | (299) | <0.001 | |
| Proportion of each method, % (n)* | ||||||
| Pill | 30.00 | (182) | 27.50 | (165) | <0.001 | |
| Injection | 15.70 | (95) | 10.40 | (62) | ||
| Condom | 14.00 | (85) | 7.50 | (45) | ||
| Intrauterine device | 0.80 | (5) | 0.20 | (1) | ||
| Implant | 1.00 | (6) | 1.50 | (9) | ||
| Female sterilization | 1.80 | (11) | 2.30 | (14) | ||
| Male sterilization | 0.50 | (3) | 0.50 | (3) | ||
| Number of child ever born, median (range)*** | 2 | (1–5) | 2 | (1–6) | 0.005 | |
| Experienced one or more abortion, % (n)* | 13.51 | (82) | 19.20 | (115) | 0.005 | |
| Total number of abortions, N | 101 | 151 | ||||
| Type of abortion, % (n)* | ||||||
| Spontaneous | 92.10 | (93) | 82.10 | (124) | 0.025 | |
| Induced | 7.90 | (8) | 17.90 | (27) | ||
| Experienced one or more MR, % (n)* | 7.91 | (48) | 6.01 | (36) | 0.196 | |
| Experienced one or more still birth, % (n)* | 2.14 | (13) | 4.01 | (24) | 0.060 | |
| Experience one or more IUD, % (n)* | 2.47 | (15) | 2.17 | (13) | 0.729 | |
| Experienced one or more child deaths, % (n)* | 6.10 | (37) | 12.20 | (73) | <0.001 | |
| Experienced one or more under 5 child deaths, % (n)* | 5.40 | (33) | 11.70 | (70) | <0.001 | |
| Number of children who died, N | 43 | 97 | ||||
| Age stratification of child death, % (n)* | ||||||
| 0–7 days | 27.90 | (12) | 37.10 | (36) | 0.081 | |
| 8–28 days | 9.30 | (4) | 23.70 | (23) | ||
| 29–364 days | 18.60 | (8) | 15.50 | (15) | ||
| 1–4 years | 25.60 | (11) | 13.40 | (13) | ||
| 5 years and more | 18.60 | (8) | 10.30 | (10) | ||
* χ2 test
**Sudent’s t test
*** Mann Whitney U test
FP-family planning; IUD–intra uterine death; MR- Menstruation regulation. Intervention slum: Slums of Narayanganj City Corporation; Comparison slum: Slums of Narsingdi Sadar Municipality