Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the study population in Bangladesh, 2007 and 2017–18
Background characteristics | 2007 | 2017–18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Percentage | Sample | Percentage | |
Sex of the child | ||||
Male | 581 | 50.2 | 832 | 50.2 |
Female | 576 | 49.8 | 828 | 49.9 |
Mother's age (in years) | ||||
15–19 | 269 | 23.3 | 293 | 17.6 |
20–24 | 419 | 36.2 | 591 | 35.6 |
25–29 | 279 | 24.1 | 406 | 24.5 |
30 + | 190 | 16.4 | 370 | 22.3 |
Mother's educational status | ||||
Not educated | 249 | 21.6 | 102 | 6.1 |
Primary | 356 | 30.8 | 469 | 28.3 |
Secondary | 472 | 40.8 | 787 | 47.4 |
Higher | 80 | 6.9 | 302 | 18.2 |
Mother's working status | ||||
Not working | 914 | 79.0 | 1009 | 60.8 |
working | 243 | 21.0 | 651 | 39.2 |
Media exposure (Radio/television/newspaper) | ||||
Not exposed | 439 | 37.9 | 545 | 32.8 |
Exposed to any one | 718 | 62.1 | 1115 | 67.2 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 416 | 36.0 | 601 | 36.2 |
2 | 309 | 26.7 | 563 | 33.9 |
3 | 196 | 17.0 | 294 | 17.7 |
4 + | 236 | 20.4 | 203 | 12.2 |
Preceding child interval (in months) | ||||
< 24 months | 104 | 9.0 | 103 | 6.2 |
24–36 months | 171 | 14.8 | 139 | 8.4 |
> 36 months | 882 | 76.2 | 1418 | 85.4 |
Ante-natal care visits | ||||
No visits | 461 | 39.9 | 162 | 9.7 |
1–3 visits | 422 | 36.4 | 741 | 44.6 |
4 + visits | 274 | 23.7 | 758 | 45.7 |
Post-natal care | ||||
No | 767 | 66.3 | 860 | 51.8 |
Yes | 390 | 33.7 | 800 | 48.2 |
Place child was delivered | ||||
Home | 927 | 80.2 | 823 | 49.6 |
Health facility | 230 | 19.9 | 837 | 50.4 |
Father's educational status | ||||
Not educated | 357 | 30.8 | 239 | 14.4 |
Primary | 342 | 29.6 | 582 | 35.1 |
Secondary | 328 | 28.3 | 529 | 31.9 |
Higher | 130 | 11.3 | 311 | 18.7 |
Father's working status | ||||
Not working | 33 | 2.9 | 31 | 1.9 |
working | 1124 | 97.1 | 1629 | 98.1 |
Wealth Index | ||||
Poorest | 247 | 21.3 | 338 | 20.4 |
Poorer | 229 | 19.8 | 344 | 20.7 |
Middle | 237 | 20.4 | 318 | 19.2 |
Richer | 223 | 19.3 | 329 | 19.8 |
Richest | 221 | 19.1 | 330 | 19.9 |
Religion | ||||
Islam | 1063 | 91.9 | 1558 | 93.9 |
Others | 94 | 8.1 | 102 | 6.1 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 275 | 23.8 | 440 | 26.5 |
Rural | 882 | 76.3 | 1220 | 73.5 |
Region | ||||
Barisal | 70 | 6.1 | 93 | 5.6 |
Chittagong | 281 | 24.3 | 351 | 21.2 |
Dhaka | 364 | 31.5 | 555 | 33.5 |
Khulna | 91 | 7.9 | 142 | 8.6 |
Rajshahi | 255 | 22.1 | 376 | 22.6 |
Sylhet | 96 | 8.3 | 142 | 8.6 |
Total | 1157 | 100.0 | 1660 | 100.0 |