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. 2019 Feb 28;7(2):e10645. doi: 10.2196/10645

Table 2.

Sociodemographic profile of the participants (N=4494). Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014. All the percentages are weighted.

Variables Participants (N=4494), n (%) Ever used a mobile phone to get health services or advice P value
Yes No
% 95% CI % 95% CI
Number of antenatal care visits  



.001 
  0-3 3054 (68.00) 43.40 39.90-47.00 73.60 71.30-75.70
  ≥4 1440 (32.00) 56.60 53.0-60.10 26.40 24.30-28.70
Place of delivery




.001

Home 2693 (59.90) 45.80 42.50-48.20 61.40 58.10-64.70

Heath facility 1801 (40.10) 54.20 51.80-58.50 38.60 35.30-41.90
Postnatal checkup for mother




.13

No 1541 (34.30) 35.70 32.60-39.10 33.50 31.20-35.90

Yes 2953 (65.70) 64.30 60.90-67.40 66.50 64.10-68.80
Postnatal checkup for baby




.14

No 1577 (35.10) 36.50 33.30-39.70 33.30 31.10-35.50

Yes 2917 (64.90) 63.50 60.30-66.70 66.70 64.50-68.90
Age in years




.07

15-19 1531 (34.10) 21.00 18.50-23.70 21.0 19.10-23.00

20-24 1147 (25.50) 33.20 30.10-36.60 33.70 31.60-35.90

25-29 608 (13.50) 26.90 24.00-29.90 25.20 23.20-27.30

30-34 939 (20.90) 14.50 11.50-18.20 13.40 12.10-15.00

35-39 269 (60.00) 4.40 3.30-5.80 6.60 5.50-8.00
Division




<.001

Barisal 532 (11.80) 6.30 4.90-8.00 5.60 4.70-6.60

Chittagong 862 (19.20) 26.30 23.20-29.70 20.10 17.90-22.40

Dhaka 795 (17.70) 32.50 28.60-36.70 36.40 33.30-39.70

Khulna 531 (11.80) 8.30 7.00-9.90 7.90 6.90-9.00

Rajshahi 546 (12.10) 9.70 8.10-11.50 10.20 8.90-11.60

Rangpur 550 (12.20) 10.10 8.20-12.30 9.60 8.30-11.10

Sylhet 678 (15.10) 6.70 5.10-8.80 10.30 8.50-12.30
Residency




<.001

Urban 1451 (32.30) 31.20 27.90-34.60 24.10 22.00-26.40

Rural 3043 (67.70) 68.80 65.40-72.10 75.90 73.60-78.00
Education




<.001

Nil 607 (13.50) 6.50 5.00-8.40 17.20 15.40-19.20

Primary 1235 (27.50) 200 17.30-22.90 31.10 28.90-33.50

Secondary 2130 (47.40) 56.60 53.10-60.10 44.10 41.60-46.80

Higher 522 (11.60) 16.90 14.50-19.60 7.50 6.50-8.70
Religion




<.001

Islam 4134 (92.00) 91.40 89.20-93.20 91.80 90.10-93.30

Hinduism or others 360 (8.00) 8.60 6.80-10.80 8.20 6.70-9.90
Wealth index




<.001

Poorest 940 (20.90) 13.70 11.10-16.90 24.80 22.50-27.30

Poorer 855 (19.00) 15.00 12.80-17.50 20.50 18.80-22.40

Middle 860 (19.10) 19.40 16.90-22.10 18.90 16.80-21.30

Richer 946 (21.10) 22.40 19.50-25.70 19.90 18.10-21.90

Richest 893 (19.90) 29.50 26.50-32.70 15.80 14.20-17.60
Employed




.01

No 3511 (78.10) 79.80 76.60-82.70 74.90 72.70-77.10

Yes 983 (21.90) 20.20 17.30-23.40 25.10 22.90-27.30
Reads newspapers




<.001

No 3776 (84.00) 77.00 74.10-79.70 88.50 86.80-90.00

Yes 718 (16.00) 23.00 20.30-25.90 11.50 10.00-13.20
User of television or radio




<.001

No 1796 (40.00) 31.00 27.70-34.50 43.80 41.20-46.30

Yes 2698 (60.00) 69.00 65.50-72.30 56.20 53.70-58.80