Table 1 Explanatory variables
Variable | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
Age | Age in 10-year groups | 15–24, 25–34,35–44, 45 or more |
Division | Division | Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Sylhet |
Religion | Religion | Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity |
Education | Respondent’s highest education level | Not educated, Primary, Secondary, Higher |
Husband’s education | Husband/partner’s education level | Not educated, Primary, Secondary, Higher |
Sex of household head | Sex of household head | Male, Female |
Health related decisions | Person who usually decides on respondent’s health care | Respondent alone, respondent with others, others at home |
Respondent’s employment | Respondent currently working | Employed, Unemployed |
Parity | Parity at sterilization | Two or less, three or more |
Wealth index | Wealth index combined | Poorest, Poorer, Middle, Richer, Richest |
ANC visits | Number of antenatal visits during pregnancy | No visits, One visit, Two visits, Three visits, Four visits, Five or more |
Distance to health facilities | Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility | Not a big problem, Big problem |
Read newspaper | Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | Less than once a week, At least once a week, Almost everyday |
Watch TV | Frequency of watching television | Less than once a week, At least once a week, Almost everyday |
No. of children | Number of living children | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more |