Table 1 Background characteristics of the households
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 |
Division | Dhaka | 5857 | 2169 (37.0) | 3687 (63.0) | 0.001 |
| Â | Chittagong | 3121 | 1405 (45.0) | 1717 (55.0) | Â |
| Â | Rajshahi | 2007 | 615 (30.6) | 1392 (69.4) | Â |
| Â | Khulna | 1729 | 569(32.9) | 1160 (67.1) | Â |
| Â | Barisal | 1051 | 386 (36.7) | 665 (63.3) | Â |
| Â | Rangpur | 1946 | 588 (30.2) | 1358 (69.8) | Â |
| Â | Sylhet | 1147 | 599 (52.2) | 548 (47.8) | Â |
Residence | Urban | 4709 | 1607 (34.1) | 3102 (65.9) | 0.001 |
| Â | Rural | 12149 | 4723 (38.9) | 7425 (61.1) | Â |
Religion | Non-Muslim | 100 | 511 (30.6) | 1160 (69.4) | 0.001 |
| Â | Muslim | 16758 | 5820 (38.3) | 9367 (61.7) | Â |
Sex of household head | Female | 1458 | 988 (67.7) | 471 (32.3) | 0.001 |
| Â | Male | 15400 | 5343 (34.7) | 10057 (65.3) | Â |
Number of household member | < 4 | 3188 | 1527 (47.9) | 1661 (52.1) | 0.001 |
|  | ≥4 | 13670 | 4803 (35.1) | 8866 (64.9) |  |
Wealth quintile | Poorest | 3097 | 1159 (37.4) | 1938 (62.6) | 0.783 |
| Â | Poorer | 3223 | 1187 (36.8) | 2036 (63.2) | Â |
| Â | Middle | 3394 | 1267 (37.3) | 2127 (62.7) | Â |
| Â | Richer | 3556 | 1384 (38.9) | 2172 (61.1) | Â |
| Â | Richest | 3587 | 1333 (37.2) | 2254 (62.8) | Â |