Rural | Urban Poor | Urban Non-Poor | p-value | |
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Child Background | ||||
Male | N=30603 51.0% | N=2207 51.4% | N=6542 51.5% | 0.698 |
Mean age (in months) | N=30603 29.4 | N=2207 28.9 | N=6542 29.7 | 0.194 |
Birth order: First born | N=30603 32.7% | N=2207 31.1% | N=6542 41.3% | <0.001 |
Place of birth: At home | N=26286 82.1% | N=1931 84.0% | N=5276 48.2% | <0.001 |
Perceived size at birth: Very small/ smaller than averagea | N=13781 18.4% | N=970 22.4% | N=2732 15.7% | <0.001 |
Dewormed in last 6 months (age 6-59 months)b | N=15453 44.5% | N=1048 47.4% | N=3976 47.7% | 0.025 |
Vaccinated for measles (0-59 months)e | N=28419 84.6% | N=2055 82.4% | N=5863 89.4% | <0.001 |
Sought medical help when ill with diarrheaf | N=1947 31.3% | N=149 30.8% | N=373 50.0% | <0.001 |
Sought medical help when ill with fever/ coughf | N=13895 29.9% | N=1049 31.3% | N=2694 44.8% | <0.001 |
Mother’s Background | ||||
Mean current age (years) | N=30603 25.57 | N=2207 25.26 | N=6542 26.01 | <0.001 |
Mean age at first marriage (years) | N=30603 15.49 | N=2207 15.10 | N=6542 16.91 | <0.001 |
Mean age at first child’s birth (years) | N=30603 17.71 | N=2207 17.25 | N=6542 19.12 | <0.001 |
Divorced/widowed/separated | N=30603 1.5% | N=2207 2.6% | N=6542 1.6% | 0.002 |
Non-Muslim | N=30599 8.7% | N=2207 9.5% | N=6540 8.3% | 0.724 |
Maternal education: | N=30603 | N=2207 | N=6541 | <0.001 |
No education | 26.1% | 33.2% | 11.2% | |
Secondary or higher | 43.2% | 28.5% | 66.4% | |
No media exposure | N=30597 44.2% | N=2205 40.7% | N=6540 7.3% | <0.001 |
Mean number of total children ever born | N=30603 2.72 | N=2207 2.75 | N=6542 2.17 | <0.001 |
Currently using contraception (any method) | N=30603 59.5% | N=2207 63.6% | N=6542 74.0% | <0.001 |
4 or more number of children living with mother | N=30560 17.2% | N=2205 17.4% | N=6532 8.2% | <0.001 |
Very short (<145 cm) maternal stature | N=30567 14.2% | N=2204 17.9% | N=6540 11.4% | <0.001 |
Underweight (<18.5) Body Mass Indexg | N=28850 31.6% | N=2087 33.6% | N=6306 14.7% | <0.001 |
Worked in last 12 months | N=30603 24.8% | N=2207 32.5% | N=6541 21.3% | <0.001 |
Unskilled laborerh | N=7492 75.9% | N=711 75.5% | N=1368 35.9% | <0.001 |
Low level of autonomy | N=30349 37.6% | N=2174 33.1% | N=6473 26.9% | <0.001 |
No antenatal care visit (most recent live birth): | N=22451 39.6% | N=1656 36.6% | N=4,803 12.2% | <0.001 |
No postnatal check within 2 months of birth (most recent live birth):b | N=11616 45.9% | N=816 45.3% | N=2,984 28.4% | <0.001 |
Household Background | ||||
Average national wealth indexi | N=30603 2.56 | N=2207 2.13 | N=6542 4.60 | <0.001 |
Dhaka Division | N=30603 26.7% | N=2207 25.9% | N=6542 51.4% | <0.001 |
Average household size | N=30603 6.3 | N=2207 5.7 | N=6542 6.1 | <0.001 |
Female headed | N=30603 9.1% | N=2207 6.9% | N=6542 8.5% | 0.023 |
Has improved toiletj | N=28369 41.6% | N=2067 40.2% | N=6131 70.7% | <0.001 |
Shares toilet with other householdsc | N=18021 36.6% | N=1345 52.9% | N=4746 44.1% | <0.001 |
Has improved source of drinking waterj | N=28357 97.1% | N=2067 97.9% | N=6133 99.6% | <0.001 |
Has water source located ‘elsewhere’ (not in own dwelling/yard/plot)b | N=16865 26.9% | N=1151 34.2% | N=2987 18.9% | <0.001 |
Has handwashing place observed in dwellingc | N=17096 91.1% | N=1,171 91.1% | N=4404 98.6% | <0.001 |
Cooks with solid fuelsd | N=23348 96.9% | N=1,698 98.1% | N=5496 40.9% | <0.001 |