Table 1 Percentage distribution of women according to birth attendants and selected background characteristics
From: Factors affecting deliveries attended by skilled birth attendants in Bangladesh
Characteristics | Unskilled BAs-N(%)a | SBAs-N(%)a | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Total women | 2,864 (64.1) | 1,604 (35.9) | 4,468 |
Current age of women (years) | |||
15–24 | 1,585 (64.6) | 870 (35.4) | 2,455 |
25–34 | 1,101 (63.1) | 643 (36.9) | 1,744 |
35–49 | 178 (66.2) | 91 (33.8) | 269 |
Husbands’ age (years) | |||
15–25 | 446 (65.3) | 237 (34.7) | 683 |
25–40 | 2,014 (63.7) | 1,146 (36.3) | 3,160 |
> 40 | 404 (64.6) | 221 (35.4) | 625 |
Parity | |||
1 | 1,009 (55.6) | 806 (44.4) | 1,815 |
≥ 2 | 1,855 (69.9) | 798 (30.1) | 2,653 |
Birth Interval (years) | |||
0–2 | 247 (76.9) | 74 (23.1) | 321 |
≥ 3 | 2,617 (63.1) | 1,530 (36.9) | 4,147 |
Pregnancy complications | |||
No | 1,126 (60.9) | 724 (39.1) | 1,850 |
Yes | 874 (53.0) | 776 (47.0) | 1,650 |
Don't know | 864 (89.3) | 104 (10.7) | 968 |
Previous history of dead children | |||
0 | 2,437 (62.5) | 1,464 (37.5) | 3,901 |
1 | 362 (75.3) | 119 (24.7) | 481 |
≥ 2 | 65 (75.6) | 21 (24.4) | 86 |
Receiving at least one antenatal care by a skilled provider | |||
No | 1,043 (86.8) | 159 (13.2) | 1,202 |
Yes | 1,821 (55.8) | 1,445 (44.2) | 3,266 |
Education level of women | |||
No formal education | 502 (83.4) | 100 (16.6) | 602 |
Primary | 946 (77.0) | 282 (23.0) | 1,228 |
Secondary | 1,259 (59.5) | 858 (40.5) | 2,117 |
Higher | 157 (30.1) | 364 (69.9) | 521 |
Education level of husbands of the women | |||
No formal education | 831 (81.2) | 192 (18.8) | 1,023 |
Primary | 989 (73.4) | 359 (26.6) | 1,348 |
Secondary | 808 (57.4) | 599 (42.6) | 1,407 |
Higher | 335 (34.2) | 453 (65.8) | 688 |
Sex of the household head | |||
Male | 2,603 (64.1) | 1,461 (35.9) | 4,064 |
Female | 261 (64.6) | 143 (35.4) | 404 |
Occupation of the women | |||
Not working | 2,184 (62.5) | 1,309 (37.5) | 3,493 |
Working | 679 (69.8) | 294 (30.2) | 973 |
Wealth quintile | |||
Poorest | 802 (85.7) | 134 (34.3) | 936 |
Poorer | 662 (77.9) | 188 (22.1) | 850 |
Middle | 574 (67.0) | 283 (33.0) | 857 |
Richer | 524 (55.9) | 414 (44.1) | 938 |
Richest | 302 (34.1) | 565 (65.9) | 887 |
Frequency of reading newspaper | |||
No | 2,581 (68.8) | 1,171 (31.2) | 3,752 |
Less than once a week | 194 (46.7) | 221 (53.3) | 415 |
At least once a week | 81 (27.9) | 209 (72.1) | 290 |
Frequency of listening to radio | |||
No | 2,749 (64.5) | 1,513 (35.5) | 4,262 |
Less than once a week | 45 (50.0) | 45 (50.0) | 90 |
At least once a week | 70 (60.3) | 46 (39.7) | 116 |
Frequency of watching television | |||
No | 1,461 (79.2) | 383 (20.8) | 1,844 |
Less than once a week | 275 (70.0) | 118 (30.0) | 393 |
At least once a week | 1,128 (50.6) | 1,103 (49.4) | 2,231 |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 692 (48.1) | 747(51.9) | 1,439 |
Rural | 2,172 (71.7) | 857(28.3) | 3,029 |
Region (division) | |||
Khulna | 250 (47.6) | 275 (52.4) | 525 |
Barisal | 375 (70.5) | 157 (29.5) | 532 |
Chittagong | 576 (66.9) | 284 (33.1) | 857 |
Dhaka | 471 (59.7) | 318 (40.3) | 789 |
Rajshahi | 334 (61.3) | 211 (38.7) | 545 |
Rangpur | 353 (65.0) | 190 (35.0) | 543 |
Sylhet | 508 (75.0) | 169 (25.0) | 677 |
Religion | |||
Islam | 2,646 (64.4) | 1,464 (35.6) | 4,110 |
Others | 218 (60.9) | 140 (39.1) | 358 |