Table 1.
Percentage distribution of modern contraceptive use by socio-demographic characteristics of women: BDHS 2011 (n = 3507)
| Modern contraceptive use (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | No | Yes | |
| Age (years) | < 0.001 | ||
| 15–19 | 37.3 | 62.7 | |
| 20–22 | 28.9 | 71.1 | |
| 23–24 | 26.6 | 73.4 | |
| Husband’s age (years) | 0.072 | ||
| 15–25 | 33.7 | 66.3 | |
| 26–30 | 31.3 | 68.7 | |
| 31–77 | 29.0 | 71.0 | |
| Age at marriage (years) | < 0.001 | ||
| < 15 | 26.2 | 73.8 | |
| 15–17 | 31.8 | 68.2 | |
| 18–24 | 39.6 | 60.4 | |
| Educational level | 0.466 | ||
| Illiterate | 35.4 | 64.6 | |
| Primary | 30.5 | 69.5 | |
| Secondary | 31.1 | 68.9 | |
| Higher | 32.6 | 67.4 | |
| Religion | 0.011 | ||
| Muslim | 32.0 | 68.0 | |
| Non-Muslim | 25.1 | 74.9 | |
| Place of residence | 0.003 | ||
| Urban | 28.2 | 71.8 | |
| Rural | 33.1 | 66.9 | |
| Region | < 0.001 | ||
| Barisal | 20.9 | 79.1 | |
| Chittagong | 42.8 | 57.2 | |
| Dhaka | 35.2 | 64.8 | |
| Khulna | 25.0 | 75.0 | |
| Rajshahi | 25.2 | 74.8 | |
| Rangpur | 24.3 | 75.7 | |
| Sylhet | 47.7 | 52.3 | |
| Wealth index | 0.109 | ||
| Poorest | 29.1 | 70.9 | |
| Poorer | 28.1 | 71.9 | |
| Middle | 32.8 | 67.2 | |
| Richer | 33.7 | 66.3 | |
| Richest | 32.2 | 67.8 | |
| Husband’s occupation | < 0.001 | ||
| Manual | 33.8 | 66.2 | |
| Non-manual | 24.5 | 75.5 | |
| Did not work | 38.1 | 61.9 | |
| Visited by FP worker in past 6 months | < 0.001 | ||
| Talked | 24.3 | 75.7 | |
| Gave family planning method | 4.9 | 95.1 | |
| Talked and gave method | 4.8 | 95.2 | |
| No | 34.1 | 65.9 | |
| Number of living children | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 61.1 | 38.9 | |
| 1 | 24.1 | 75.9 | |
| 2 | 15.5 | 84.5 | |
| 3–5 | 19.2 | 80.8 | |
| Desire for more children | < 0.001 | ||
| Wants within 2 years | 76.6 | 23.4 | |
| Wants after 2+ years | 18.0 | 82.0 | |
| Wants, unsure timing | 48.1 | 51.9 | |
| Undecided | 47.0 | 53.0 | |
| Wants no more | 14.9 | 85.1 | |
| Husband’s desire for children | < 0.001 | ||
| Both wanted same | 30.4 | 69.6 | |
| Husband wanted more | 31.9 | 68.1 | |
| Husband wanted fewer | 26.6 | 73.4 | |
| Did not know | 66.1 | 33.9 | |
| Person who usually decides on respondent’s health care | < 0.001 | ||
| Respondent alone | 54.0 | 46.0 | |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 22.7 | 77.3 | |
| Husband alone | 28.0 | 72.0 | |
| Someone else | 54.3 | 45.7 | |
| Other | 68.8 | 31.3 | |
| Person who usually decides on visits to family or relatives | < 0.001 | ||
| Respondent alone | 50.3 | 49.7 | |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 23.4 | 76.6 | |
| Husband alone | 27.9 | 72.1 | |
| Someone else | 49.6 | 50.4 | |
| Other | 57.1 | 42.9 | |
| Person who usually decides on large household purchases | < 0.001 | ||
| Respondent alone | 52.3 | 47.7 | |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 24.3 | 75.7 | |
| Husband alone | 27.2 | 72.8 | |
| Someone else | 45.9 | 54.1 | |
| Other | 65.0 | 35.0 | |
| Final say on: Child health care | < 0.001 | ||
| Respondent alone | 45.7 | 54.3 | |
| Respondent & husband jointly | 15.5 | 84.5 | |
| Husband alone | 20.0 | 80.0 | |
| Someone else | 45.8 | 54.2 | |
| Other | 60.8 | 39.2 | |
| Total | 31.4 | 68.6 | |
Note: Row percentages sum to 100%; p-values are based on chi-square tests