Table 1. Characteristics of 15-49-year-old women participating in the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey.
| General Characteristics | Total N (%) | Prevalence of Anaemia, N (%) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate/severe | Mild | No Anaemia | |||
| Current Age | 5678 | 0.704 | |||
| 15–24 Years | 1701 (30.0) | 117 (6.9) | 583 (34.3) | 1001 (58.8) | |
| 25–34 Years | 1894 (33.4) | 262 (6.8) | 1355 (35.1) | 2243 (58.1) | |
| 35–49 Years | 2083 (36.7) | 9 (7.7) | 47 (40.2) | 61 (52.1) | |
| Place of Residence | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Urban | 1970 (34.7) | 118 (6.0) | 615 (31.2) | 1237 (62.8) | |
| Rural | 3708 (65.3) | 270 (7.3) | 1370 (36.9) | 2068 (55.8) | |
| Religion | 5678 | 0.001 | |||
| Islam | 5022 (88.4) | 333 (6.6) | 1717 (34.2) | 2972 (59.2 | |
| Hindu | 623 (11.0) | 54 (8.7) | 255 (40.9) | 314 (50.4) | |
| Other | 33 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 13 (39.4) | 19 (57.6) | |
| Education Level | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| No Education | 1457 (25.7) | 130 (8.9) | 544 (37.3) | 783 (53.7) | |
| Primary | 1746 (30.8) | 131 (7.5) | 640 (36.7) | 975 (55.8) | |
| Secondary | 2050 (36.1) | 103 (5.0) | 685 (33.4) | 1262 (61.6) | |
| Higher | 425 (7.5) | 24 (5.6) | 116 (27.3) | 285 (67.1) | |
| Occupation | 5678 | 0.035 | |||
| Agricultural | 170 (3.0) | 21 (12.4) | 58 (34.1) | 91 (53.5) | |
| Professional/Services | 330 (5.8) | 23 (7.0) | 126 (38.2) | 181 (54.8) | |
| Other/Don’t Work | 5178 (91.2) | 344 (6.6) | 1801 (34.8) | 3033 (58.6) | |
| Husband’s Education Level | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| No Education | 1640 (28.9) | 127 (7.7) | 620 (37.8) | 893 (54.5) | |
| Primary | 1625 (28.6) | 129 (7.9) | 579 (35.6) | 917 (56.4) | |
| Secondary | 1612 (28.4) | 89 (5.5) | 538 (33.4) | 985 (61.1) | |
| Higher | 801 (14.1) | 43 (5.4) | 248 (31.0) | 510 (63.7) | |
| Husband’s Occupation | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Agricultural | 1679 (29.6) | 144 (8.6) | 650 (38.7) | 885 (52.7) | |
| Non-Agricultural | 2178 (38.4) | 130 (6.0) | 725 (33.3) | 1323 (60.7) | |
| Business | 1246 (21.9) | 78 (6.3) | 413 (33.1) | 755 (60.6) | |
| Professional/Services | 364 (6.4) | 25 (6.9) | 114 (31.3) | 225 (61.8) | |
| Other/Don’t Work | 211 (3.7) | 11 (5.2) | 83 (39.4.2) | 117 (55.5) | |
| Sources of Drinking Water | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Tube Well | 4499 (79.2) | 306 (6.8) | 1636 (36.4) | 2557 (56.8) | |
| Piped Water | 619 (10.9) | 37 (6.0) | 157 (25.4) | 425 (68.7) | |
| Other | 560 (9.9) | 45 (8.0) | 192 (34.3) | 323 (57.7) | |
| Toilet Facilities | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Flush Toilet | 9588 (16.9) | 52 (5.4) | 247 (25.8) | 659 (68.8) | |
| Pit Latrine | 3812 (67.1) | 267 (7.0) | 1381 (36.2) | 2164 (56.8) | |
| Other | 719 (12.7) | 50 (7.0) | 276 (38.4) | 393 (54.7) | |
| No Toilet | 189 (3.3) | 19 (10.1) | 81 (42.9) | 89 (47.1) | |
| Household Wealth Status | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Poor | 2065 (36.4) | 176 (8.5) | 820 (39.7) | 1069 (51.8) | |
| Medium | 1078 (19.0) | 73 (6.8) | 391 (36.3) | 614 (57.0) | |
| Rich | 2535 (44.6) | 139 (5.5) | 774 (30.5) | 1622 (64.0) | |
| BMI | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 1360 (24.0) | 115 (8.4) | 585 (42.7) | 670 (48.9) | |
| Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m2) | 3296 (58.0) | 233 (6.9) | 1151 (34.0) | 1999 (59.1) | |
| Overweight/Obese (≥25.0 kg/m2) | 1022(18.0) | 29 (4.4) | 181 (27.7) | 444 (67.9) | |
| Total Number of Children Ever Birthed | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| ≥3 Children | 2518 (44.3) | 196 (7.8) | 940 (37.3) | 1382 (54.9) | |
| 1–2 Children | 1588 (45.6) | 148 (5.7) | 857 (33.1) | 1583 (61.2) | |
| No Children | 572 (10.1) | 44 (7.7) | 188 (32.9) | 340 (59.4) | |
| Age at First Birth | 5102 | 0.667 | |||
| 15–24 Years | 4863 (95.2) | 328 (6.7) | 1706 (35.1) | 2829 (58.2) | |
| 25–34 Years | 243 (4.3) | 14 (5.9) | 90 (37.7) | 135 (56.5) | |
| Current Contraception Use | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Female Sterilization | 261 (4.6) | 20 (7.7) | 104 (39.8) | 137 (52.5) | |
| Using Other Method | 3020 (53.2) | 140 (4.6) | 1036 (34.3) | 1844 (61.1) | |
| Not Using any Method | 2397 (42.2) | 228 (9.5) | 845 (35.3) | 1324 (55.2) | |
| Birth in the Last 3 Years | 5678 | 0.007 | |||
| Yes | 1431 (25.2) | 111 (7.8) | 537 (37.5) | 783 (54.7) | |
| No | 4247 (74.8) | 277 (6.5) | 1448 (34.1) | 2522 (59.4) | |
| Current Pregnancy Status | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 357 (6.3) | 81 (22.7) | 94 (26.3) | 182 (51.0) | |
| No | 5321 (93.7) | 307 (5.8) | 1891 (35.5) | 3123 (58.7) | |
| Last Birth by Caesarean Section | 2267 | 0.031 | |||
| Yes | 332 (14.6) | 13 (3.9) | 114 (34.3) | 205 (61.7) | |
| No | 1935 (85.4) | 144 (7.4) | 704 (36.4) | 1087 (56.2) | |
| Currently Breastfeeding | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1417 (25.0) | 103 (7.3) | 552 (39.0) | 762 (53.8) | |
| No | 4261 (75.0) | 285 (6.7) | 1433 (33.6) | 2543 (59.7) | |
| Fertility Status | 5325 | <0.001 | |||
| Fecund | 3814 (71.6) | 185 (4.9) | 1345 (35.3) | 2284 (59.9) | |
| Pregnant | 356 (6.7) | 80 (22.5) | 94 (26.4) | 182 (51.1) | |
| Postpartum Amenorrhoeic | 289 (5.4) | 40 (13.8) | 123 (42.6) | 126 (43.6) | |
| Infecund, Menopausal | 866 (16.3) | 55 (6.4) | 297 (34.3) | 514 (59.4) | |
| Ever had a Terminated Pregnancy | 5678 | 0.810 | |||
| Yes | 1286 (22.6) | 93 (7.2) | 449 (34.9) | 744 (22.5) | |
| No | 4392 (77.4) | 295 (6.7) | 1536 (35.0) | 2561 (58.3) | |
| Menstruated in the Last 6 Weeks | 5678 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 3919 (69.0) | 207 (5.3) | 1373 (35.0) | 2339 (59.7) | |
| No | 1759 (31.0) | 181 (10.3) | 612 (34.8) | 966 (54.9) | |
P-value obtained from Chi-square test.