Table 1.
Background characteristics of participants by access to messages (N=459).
| Variables | Who accessed messages | P value | ||
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Women (n=253), n (%) | Women or family member (n=206), n (%) |
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| Age of respondents (years) | .35 | |||
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<20 | 41 (16.2) | 44 (21.4) |
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20-24 | 127 (50.2) | 95 (46.1) |
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≥25 | 85 (33.6) | 67 (32.5) |
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| Educational qualification of women | .005 | |||
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None or primary education | 77 (30.4) | 88 (42.7) |
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Junior secondary education | 90 (35.6) | 73 (35.4) |
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Secondary school or higher | 86 (34.0) | 45 (21.9) |
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| Family monthly income, BDTa (US $) | .10 | |||
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≤10,000 (118.15) | 105 (41.5) | 100 (48.5) |
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10,000-20,000 (118.15-236.30) | 95 (37.5) | 87 (42.2) |
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>20,000 (236.30) | 53 (21.0) | 19 (9.3) |
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| First-time pregnancy | .97 | |||
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Yes | 131 (51.8) | 107 (51.9) |
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No | 122 (48.2) | 99 (48.1) |
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| Place of residence | .99 | |||
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Urban | 140 (55.3) | 114 (55.3) |
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Rural | 113 (44.7) | 92 (44.7) |
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| Districts | .03 | |||
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District A | 30 (11.9) | 31 (15.0) |
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District B | 68 (26.9) | 39 (18.9) |
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District C | 65 (25.7) | 41 (20.0) |
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District D | 36 (14.2) | 29 (14.1) |
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District E | 54 (21.3) | 66 (32.0) |
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| Number of antenatal care visits | .42 | |||
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>4 | 153 (60.5) | 132 (64.1) |
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≤4 | 100 (39.5) | 74 (35.9) |
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aBDT: Bangladeshi Taka.