Table 4.
Logistic regression fitted to age of first marriage and age of first birth with sociodemographic factors adjusting for survey weights, and cluster- and strata-wise variations (N = 15,674).
| Age of First Marriage | Age of First Birth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | AOR (95% CI) | p-Value | AOR (95% CI) | p-Value |
| Age (Ref: ≤25) | ||||
| >25 | 0.66 (0.59, 0.75) | <0.001 | ||
| Education (Ref: None or Pre-Primary) | ||||
| Primary | 0.84 (0.69, 1.03) | <0.001 | 1.01 (0.9, 1.13) | 0.902 |
| Secondary | 0.68 (0.55, 0.84) | <0.001 | 0.79 (0.69, 0.9) | <0.001 |
| Higher secondary or above | 0.13 (0.10, 0.17) | <0.001 | 0.17 (0.14, 0.2) | <0.001 |
| Wealth Index (Ref: Poorest) | ||||
| Poorer | 0.95 (0.78, 1.16) | 0.631 | 0.94 (0.83, 1.07) | 0.368 |
| Middle | 1.01 (0.81, 1.26) | 0.939 | 1.05 (0.91, 1.2) | 0.506 |
| Richer | 0.95 (0.76, 1.18) | 0.629 | 0.97 (0.82, 1.14) | 0.692 |
| Richest | 0.87 (0.69, 1.11) | 0.269 | 0.89 (0.74, 1.07) | 0.202 |
| Area of Residence (Ref: Rural) | ||||
| Urban | 0.82 (0.71, 0.94) | 0.005 | 0.93 (0.84, 1.03) | 0.146 |
| Division (Ref: Dhaka) | ||||
| Barishal | 1.57 (1.23, 2.00) | <0.001 | 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) | 0.033 |
| Chattogram | 1.07 (0.85, 1.33) | 0.575 | 1.15 (0.98, 1.36) | 0.095 |
| Khulna | 2.03 (1.62, 2.56) | <0.001 | 1.43 (1.19, 1.7) | <0.001 |
| Mymensingh | 1.47 (1.14, 1.88) | 0.003 | 1.19 (1, 1.43) | 0.053 |
| Rajshahi | 1.89 (1.53, 2.34) | <0.001 | 1.42 (1.21, 1.68) | <0.001 |
| Rangpur | 2.33 (1.80, 3.01) | <0.001 | 1.8 (1.5, 2.15) | <0.001 |
| Sylhet | 0.40 (0.30, 0.52) | <0.001 | 0.57 (0.46, 0.69) | <0.001 |
| Religion (Ref: Islam) | ||||
| Others | 0.37 (0.29, 0.46) | <0.001 | 0.51 (0.42, 0.63) | <0.001 |
| Partner’s Age (Ref: 15–34) | ||||
| 15–34 | 0.82 (0.72, 0.93) | 0.003 | 0.93 (0.83, 1.04) | 0.206 |
| >50 | 0.95 (0.8, 1.12) | 0.536 | 0.97 (0.82, 1.13) | 0.665 |
| Partner’s Education (Ref: None or Pre-Primary) | ||||
| Primary | 0.84 (0.70, 1.00) | 0.052 | 0.95 (0.85, 1.07) | 0.422 |
| Secondary | 0.76 (0.63, 0.92) | 0.005 | 0.85 (0.75, 0.97) | 0.019 |
| Higher secondary | 0.52 (0.41, 0.66) | <0.001 | 0.59 (0.49, 0.72) | <0.001 |
| Working Status (Ref: No Working) | ||||
| Working | 0.96 (0.85, 1.08) | 0.511 | 1.03 (0.95, 1.12) | 0.415 |
| Mobile Phone Ownership (Ref: No) | ||||
| Yes | 0.86 (0.76, 0.97) | 0.015 | 0.98 (0.9, 1.07) | 0.666 |
| Media Exposure (Ref: No) | ||||
| Yes | 1.00 (0.87, 1.15) | 0.997 | 0.94 (0.85, 1.04) | 0.247 |
| IPV Considered Justified (Ref: No) | ||||
| Yes | 1.01 (0.88, 1.17) | 0.860 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.17) | 0.295 |
AOR = Adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.