Influencing factors associated with maternal delivery at home in urban areas: a cross-sectional analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 data

Table 2 Frequency analysis of respondent’s socio-demographic information and factors related to child delivery place

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Delivery place
Health facility	1079	63.51
Home	620	36.49
Age (Years)
15–24	839	49.38
25–34	739	43.50
35–44	117	6.89
45 or more	4	0.24
Division
Rangpur	163	9.59
Dhaka	413	24.31
Barisal	160	9.42
Khulna	188	11.07
Mymensingh	154	9.06
Rajshahi	155	9.12
Chittagong	265	15.6
Sylhet	201	11.83
Religion
Islam	1559	91.76
Hinduism	124	7.3
Buddhism	8	0.47
Christianity	8	0.47
Education
Not educated	98	5.77
Primary	412	24.25
Secondary	749	44.08
Higher	440	25.9
Husband’s education
Not educated	170	10.01
Primary	494	29.08
Secondary	559	32.9
Higher	476	28.02
Sex of household head
Male	1545	90.94
Female	154	9.06
Health related decisions
Respondent alone	144	8.48
Respondent with others	1159	68.22
Others at home	396	23.31
Respondent’s employment
Unemployed	1200	70.63
Employed	499	29.37
Parity
≤ 2	1661	97.76
3 or more	38	2.24
Wealth index
Poorest	185	10.89
Poorer	140	8.24
Middle	231	13.6
Richer	442	26.02
Richest	701	41.26
ANC visits
No visits	86	5.06
One visit	154	9.06
Two visits	217	12.77
Three visits	235	13.83
Four visits	210	12.36
Five or more visits	797	46.91
Distance to health facilities
Big problem	557	32.78
Not a big problem	1142	67.22
Read newspaper
Less than once a week	1396	82.17
At least once a week	183	10.77
Almost everyday	120	7.06
Watch TV
Less than once a week	415	24.43
At least once a week	117	6.89
Almost everyday	1167	68.69
No. of children
0	19	1.12
1	719	42.32
2	581	34.2
3	264	15.54
4	79	4.65
5	21	1.24
6 or more	16	0.94

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