Table 2. Descriptive analysis of women who had a live birth outcome in the 12 months preceding the survey (N = 2721) from four hard to reach areas of Bangladesh, 2017.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N = 2721)	Percentages (%)*
Maternal age	15–19	398	14.63
	20–29	1653	60.73
	30–39	670	24.64
Educational level	No formal education	433	15.89
	Primary complete or below (1–5)	960	35.29
	Secondary and above (≥6)	1328	48.82
Current employment status	Unemployed	2551	93.74
	Employed	170	6.26
Religion	Muslim	2439	89.65
	Hindu /others	282	10.35
Wealth Quintiles	Lowest	588	21.62
	Second	569	20.91
	Middle	546	20.05
	Fourth	516	18.95
	Highest	502	18.47
Distance to the nearest health facility	Less than 1 km	1448	54.31
	1–5 km	1113	40.90
	More than 5 km	130	4.79
Antenatal care(ANC)	No ANC	712	26.16
	1 visit	430	15.80
	2 visits	416	15.28
	3 visits	448	16.48
	≥4 visits	715	26.28
Complication during pregnancy	No	2157	79.28
	Yes	564	20.72
Complication during delivery	No	1965	72.21
	Yes	756	27.79
Place of delivery	Homebirth	1984	71.60
	Facility birth	773	28.40
Delivery Sector (among facility deliveries only) (N = 773)	Public sector	331	42.80
	Private sector	351	45.45
	NGO sector	91	11.75
Delivery by medically trained provider (N = 2721)	No	1921	70.61
	Yes	800	29.39
Hard to reach areas	Char	727	26.7
	Hilly	733	26.9
	Haor	757	27.8
	Coastal	504	18.5

* Weighted by survey weight and population size of hard to reach areas.