Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subjects, BDHS-2014
| Characteristic | Total (sample size = 6965) Frequency(Percentage) | Male (sample size =3571) | Female (sample size = 3394) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency(Percentage) | Frequency(Percentage) | ||
| Age in months | |||
| mean | 29.56 | 29.42 | 29.72 |
| < 6 | 558 (8.01) | 302(8.46) | 256 (7.54) |
| 6–11 | 786 (11.28) | 396 (11.09) | 390 (11.49) |
| 12–23 | 1456 (20.90) | 744 (20.83) | 712 (20.98) |
| 24–35 | 1405 (20.17) | 719 (20.13) | 686 (20.21) |
| 36–47 | 1377 (19.77) | 701 (19.63) | 676 (19.92) |
| 48–59 | 1383 (19.86) | 709 (19.85) | 674 (19.86) |
| Size of child at birth | |||
| Very large | 96 (2.28) | 55 (2.55) | 41 (2.01) |
| Larger than average | 456 (10.84) | 251 (11.61) | 205 (10.03) |
| Average | 2849 (67.75) | 1466 (67.84) | 1383 (67.66) |
| Smaller than average | 544 (12.94) | 271 (12.54) | 273 (13.36) |
| Very small | 260 (6.18) | 118 (5.46) | 142 (6.95) |
| Live birth between births | |||
| Yes | 4 (0.09) | 2 (0.09) | 2 (0.10) |
| No | 4261 (99.91) | 2204 (99.91) | 2057 (99.90) |
| Preceding birth interval (months) | |||
| First birth | 2700 (38.84) | 1365 (38.31) | 1335 (39.40) |
| < 24 | 476 (6.85) | 243 (6.82) | 233 (6.88) |
| 24–47 | 1388 (19.97) | 733 (20.57) | 655 (19.33) |
| 48 + | 2387 (34.34) | 1222 (34.30) | 1165 (34.39) |
| Age of mother at 1st birth (years) | |||
| < 20 | 5085 (73.01) | 2608 (73.03) | 2477 (72.98) |
| 20–30 | 1838 (26.39) | 940 (26.32) | 898 (26.46) |
| 30 + | 42 (0.60) | 23 (0.64) | 19 (0.56) |
| Mother’s BMI | |||
| Underweight | 1556 (22.42) | 797 (22.41) | 759 (22.44) |
| Normal | 4067 (58.60) | 2096 (58.93) | 1971 (58.26) |
| Overweight | 1097 (15.81) | 543 (15.27) | 554 (16.38) |
| Obese | 220 (3.17) | 121 (3.40) | 99 (2.93) |
| Frequency of antenatal visits during pregnancy | |||
| No antenatal care visits | 848 (20.95) | 434 (20.80) | 414 (21.11) |
| Antenatal visits | 3196 (78.95) | 1651 (79.11) | 1545 (78.79) |
| Don’t know | 4 (0.10) | 2 (0.10) | 2 (0.10) |
| Duration of breastfeeding | |||
| Ever Breastfed | 535 (13.15) | 275 (13.13) | 260 (13.18) |
| Never breastfed | 46 (1.13) | 22 (1.05) | 24 (1.22) |
| Still breastfeeding | 3481 (85.59) | 1798 (85.82) | 1683 (85.34) |
| Don’t know | 5 (0.12) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (0.25) |
| Mother’s educational level | |||
| No education | 1076 (15.45) | 588 (16.47) | 488 (14.38) |
| Primary | 1934 (27.77) | 957 (26.80) | 977 (28.79) |
| Secondary | 3219 (46.22) | 1631 (45.67) | 1588 (46.79) |
| Higher | 736 (10.57) | 395 (11.06) | 341 (10.05) |
| Mother’s employment status | |||
| Yes | 1747 (25.09) | 885 (24.79) | 862 (25.40) |
| No | 5217 (74.91) | 2685 (75.21) | 2532 (74.60) |
| Father’s educational level | |||
| No education | 1736 (24.93) | 875 (24.50) | 861 (25.38) |
| Primary | 2100 (30.16) | 1047 (29.32) | 1053 (31.04) |
| Secondary | 2118 (30.42) | 1119 (31.34) | 999 (29.45) |
| Higher | 1009 (14.49) | 530 (14.84) | 479 (14.12) |
| Father’s occupation | |||
| Professional | 651 (9.38) | 335 (9.40) | 316 (9.35) |
| Sales | 1384 (19.94) | 705 (19.79) | 679 (20.09) |
| Agricultural-self employ | 642 (9.25) | 346 (9.71) | 296 (8.76) |
| Agricultural-employ | 1046 (15.07) | 527 (14.80) | 519 (15.36) |
| Services | 583 (8.40) | 272 (7.64) | 311 (9.20) |
| Skilled manual | 2460 (35.44) | 1280 (35.93) | 1180 (34.91) |
| Household and domestic | 132 (1.90) | 71 (1.99) | 61 (1.80) |
| Don’t work | 44 (0.63) | 26 (0.73) | 18 (0.53) |
| Division | |||
| Barisal | 812 (11.66) | 416 (11.65) | 396 (11.67) |
| Chittagong | 1320 (18.95) | 667 (18.68) | 653 (19.27) |
| Dhaka | 1213 (17.42) | 620 (17.36) | 593 (17.47) |
| Khulna | 774 (11.11) | 399 (11.17) | 375 (11.05) |
| Rajshahi | 875 (12.56) | 442 (12.38) | 433 (12.76) |
| Rangpur | 865 (12.42) | 456 (12.77) | 409 (12.05) |
| Sylhet | 1106 (15.88) | 571 (15.99) | 535 (15.76) |
| Type of Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 2188 (31.41) | 1129 (31.62) | 1059 (31.20) |
| Rural | 4777 (68.59) | 2442 (68.38) | 2335 (68.80) |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 1515 (21.75) | 794 (22.23) | 721 (21.24) |
| Poorer | 1307 (18.77) | 674 (18.87) | 633 (18.65) |
| Middle | 1379 (19.80) | 677 (18.96) | 702 (20.68) |
| Richer | 1420 (20.39) | 732 (20.50) | 688 (20.27) |
| Richest | 1344 (19.30) | 694 (19.43) | 650 (19.15) |