Table 2 Background characteristics of the targeted women
From: Identifying factors influencing contraceptive use in Bangladesh: evidence from BDHS 2014 data
Variable | Category | Total | Contraception use | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | Â |
Total | Â | 16858 (100%) | 6331 (37.6) | 10527 (62.4) | Â |
Age (in years) | 15-19 | 1984 | 969 (48.8) | 1015 (51.2) | 0.001 |
| Â | 20-24 | 3166 | 1292 (40.8) | 1874 (59.2) | Â |
| Â | 25-29 | 3249 | 1050 (32.3) | 2200 (67.7) | Â |
| Â | 30-34 | 2919 | 767 (26.3) | 2152 (73.7) | Â |
| Â | 35-39 | 2153 | 583 (27.1) | 1570 (72.9) | Â |
| Â | 40-44 | 1874 | 733 (39.1) | 1140 (60.9) | Â |
| Â | 45-49 | 1512 | 937 (62.0) | 575 (38.0) | Â |
Education | No education | 3949 | 1519 (38.5) | 2429 (61.5) | 0.289 |
| Â | Primary | 4916 | 1812 (36.9) | 3104 (63.1) | Â |
| Â | Secondary | 6503 | 2474 (38.0) | 4029 (62.0) | Â |
| Â | Higher | 1490 | 525 (35.2) | 965 (64.8) | Â |
Occupation | Unemployed | 11487 | 4617 (40.2) | 6870 (59.8) | 0.001 |
| Â | Employed | 5371 | 1714 (31.9) | 3657 (68.1) | Â |
BMI | < 18.5 | 2953 | 1196 (40.5) | 1756 (59.5) | 0.005 |
| Â | 18.5-24.9 | 9774 | 3577 (36.6) | 6197 (63.4) | Â |
| Â | 25-29.9 | 3262 | 1196 (36.7) | 2067 (63.3) | Â |
|  | ≥ 30 | 869 | 362 (41.6) | 507 (58.4) |  |
Currently breastfeeding | No | 13071 | 5135 (39.3) | 7936 (60.7) | 0.001 |
| Â | Yes | 3787 | 1195 (31.6) | 2591 (68.4) | Â |