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 |
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