Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents, BDHS 2017/18
Characteristics | Overall % (95% CI)a | Four or more ANC use, % (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|
Women’s age at birth of the last child | ||
 ≤19 years | 25.14 (23.9-26.6) | 43.80 (40.13-47.5) |
 20-34 years | 70.63 (3.67-4.86) | 44.90 (42.5-47.33) |
 ≥35 years | 4.23 (3.67-4.86) | 35.52 (28.62-43.10) |
Women’s education status | ||
 No formal education | 6.33 (5.49-7.28) | 16.31 (12.4-21.23) |
 Primary | 27.7 (25.9-29.6) | 29.4 (26.3-32.7) |
 Secondary | 48.83 (47-50.7) | 47.98 (45.4-50.63) |
 Higher | 17.20 (15.7-18.8) | 44.21 (42.02-46.43) |
Women’s employment status | ||
 Yes | 37.20 (35.06-39.4) | 41.72 (38.83-44.7) |
 No | 62.8 (60.6-64.94) | 45.69 (43.04-48.4) |
Pregnancy intention at conception | ||
 Wanted | 79.09 (77.81-80.32) | 46.53 (44.23-48.84) |
 Mistimed | 12.91 (11.91-14.00) | 40.34 (35.60-45.3) |
 Unwanted | 8.00 (7.16-8.92) | 27.60 (22.9-32.84) |
Partner’s education status | ||
 No formal education | 13.7 (12.3-15.2) | 26.5 (22.42-30.91) |
 Primary | 33.61(31.9-35.4) | 33.50 (30.60-36.51) |
 Secondary | 34.00 (32.4-35.7) | 48.22 (45.20-51.30) |
 Higher | 18.8 (17.00-20.54) | 70.61 (66.71-74.23) |
Partner’s occupation | ||
 Agriculture worker | 19.44 (17.81-21.17) | 31.90 (28.4-35.6) |
 Physical worker | 53.08 (51.2-55) | 43.10 (40.41-45.72) |
 Services | 5.81 (5.07-6.65) | 70.80 (64.5-76.33) |
 Business | 20.65 (19.2-22.2) | 52.41 (48.33-56.5) |
 Other | 0.22 (0.11-0.43) | 56.90 (23.81-84.8) |
Number of children ever born | ||
 1-2 children | 71.02 (6.94-72.6) | 48.60 (46.2-51) |
 >2 children | 28.98 (27.41-30.6) | 33.50 (30.5-36.7) |
Intervals between the two most recent live births | ||
 ≤2 years | 6.80 (6.02-7.7) | 34.51 (28.8-40.74) |
 3-4 years | 17.80 (16.6-19.04) | 34.90 (28.8-40.74) |
 >4 years | 75.42 (74.00-76.83) | 34.90 (31.13-38.84) |
Household wealth status | ||
 Poorest | 20.63 (18.6-22.83) | 26.14 (23.03-2951) |
 Poorer | 20.60 (19.04-22.15) | 32.13 (28.73-35.73) |
 Middle | 19.18 (17.7-20.8) | 42.95 (39.33-46.7) |
 Richer | 20.14 (18.4-22.01) | 50.33 (46.4-54.3) |
 Richest | 19.50 (17.6-21.60) | 71.00 (67.32-74.41) |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 26.80 (25.1-28.52) | 56.60 (52.40-60.70) |
 Rural | 73.22 (71.5-74.9) | 39.70 (37.15-42.3) |
Region (administrative division) | ||
 Barishal | 5.70 (5.14 -6.32) | 36.43 (30.33-43.01) |
 Chattogram | 21.22 (19.6-23.00) | 36.74 (31.9-41.9) |
 Dhaka | 25.72 (24.00-27.54) | 49.40 (44.3-54.5) |
 Khulna | 9.18 (8.32-10.12) | 55.23 (49.24-61.07) |
 Mymensingh | 8.60 (7.7-9.5) | 38.63 (33.35-44.18) |
 Rajshahi | 11.53 (10.3-12.9) | 45.90 (39.4-52.54) |
 Rangpur | 10.53 (9.5-11.7) | 52.06 (46.15-57.91) |
 Sylhet | 7.55 (6.69-8.51) | 32.9 (26.24-40.3) |