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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the women surveyed in BDHS 2011 and 2014

From: Trends, determinants and inequities of 4+ ANC utilisation in Bangladesh

Variables

Survey year

P value

2011 (N = 8798)

2014 (N = 8091)

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age (Years)

 ≤19

1207 (13.7)

1185 (14.6)

0.00

 20–29

5628 (64.0)

4991 (61.7)

 30–39

1727 (19.6)

1770 (21.9)

 ≥40

236 (2.7)

145 (1.8)

Education

 No education

1785 (20.3)

1328 (16.4)

0.00

 Primary

2712 (30.8)

2264 (28.0)

 Secondary

2686 (41.9)

3746 (46.3)

 Higher

615 (7.0)

754 (9.3)

Parity

 1

2465 (28.0)

3133 (38.7)

0.00

 2

2801 (31.8)

2426 (30.0)

 3

1708 (19.4)

1301 (16.1)

 4

896 (10.2)

641 (7.9)

 5

437 (5.0)

289 (3.6)

 ≥6

490 (5.6)

300 (3.7)

Division

 Barisal

491 (5.6)

458 (5.7)

0.00

 Chittagong

2018 (22.9)

1748 (21.6)

 Dhaka

2732 (31.1)

2831 (35.0)

 Khulna

796 (9.0)

611 (7.6)

 Rajshahi

2078 (23.6)

1626 (20.1)

 Sylhet

682 (7.8)

818 (10.1)

Religion

 Muslim

8063 (91.6)

7407 (91.5)

0.79

 Hindu and others

735 (8.4)

685 (8.5)

Area

 Rural

6840 (77.7)

6036 (74.6)

0.00

 Urban

1958 (22.3)

2056 (25.4)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1033 (11.7)

1837 (22.7)

0.00

 2nd quintile

1255 (14.3)

1549 (19.1)

 3rd quintile

1698 (19.3)

1566 (19.4)

 4th quintile

1954 (22.2)

1603 (19.8)

 Richest

2858 (32.5)

1536 (19.0)