From: Determinants and consequences of short birth interval in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Recommended birth interval (at least 33 months) | Short birth interval < 33 months | Crude OR | 95% CI | OR † | 95% CI | |||||
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Age at onset of birth interval | 22.0 year$ | 22.8 year$ | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.15 | ||
Parity at onset of birth interval | ||||||||||
1 | 2,811 | 50.5% | 708 | 51.8% | reference | reference | ||||
2 | 1,470 | 26.4% | 329 | 24.0% | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.63 |
3 | 708 | 12.7% | 168 | 12.3% | 0.92 | 0.76 | 1.12 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.51 |
4+ | 582 | 10.4% | 163 | 11.9% | 1.16 | 0.95 | 1.41 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.41 |
Age at first pregnancy | 18.3 year$ | 18.6 year$ | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.98 | ||
Adverse outcome of any previous pregnancy | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,021 | 36.3% | 651 | 47.6% | 2.28 | 1.95 | 2.67 | 2.10 | 1.83 | 2.40 |
No | 3,550 | 63.7% | 717 | 52.4% | reference | reference | ||||
Religion | ||||||||||
Muslim (%) | 4,605 | 82.6% | 1,152 | 84.2% | reference | reference | ||||
Other (%) | 966 | 17.3% | 216 | 15.8% | 0.86 | 0.73 | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.87 |
Education | ||||||||||
None or primary education only | 3,408 | 61.2% | 810 | 59.2% | reference | reference | ||||
Secondary or above | 2,163 | 38.8% | 558 | 40.8% | 1.11 | 0.98 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.45 |
Household assets | ||||||||||
0-3 | 4,043 | 72.7% | 1040 | 76.0% | 1.22 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.22 | 1.65 |
4+ | 1,520 | 27.3% | 328 | 24.0% | reference | reference | ||||
Tea garden resident | ||||||||||
Yes | 663 | 11.9% | 169 | 12.4% | 1.06 | 0.88 | 1.28 | 1.41 | 1.07 | 1.87 |
No | 4809 | 88.1% | 1.199 | 87.6% | reference | reference |