From: Unmet need for contraception and its association with unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh
Variables | Operational definition | N (7338) | % |
---|---|---|---|
Age (25.6, SD 6.4) | Age of the participants at the time of the survey | ||
<25 | 3637 | 49.6 | |
≥25 | 3701 | 50.4 | |
Domicile | Location of residence of households | ||
Urban | 1708 | 23.3 | |
Rural | 5630 | 76.7 | |
Educational attainment | Total number of years of formal education | ||
Nil | 1414 | 19.3 | |
Primary | 2216 | 30.2 | |
Secondary/Higher | 3708 | 50.5 | |
Educational attainment of husband | Total number of years of formal education | ||
Nil | 2092 | 28.5 | |
Primary | 2125 | 29.0 | |
Secondary/Higher | 3121 | 42.5 | |
Husband’s occupation | Type of employment for income earning | ||
Blue collar | 5336 | 72.7 | |
White collar | 2002 | 27.3 | |
Wealth status | Availability of household materials | ||
Poor | 3086 | 42.0 | |
Middle | 2901 | 39.5 | |
Rich | 1351 | 18.4 | |
Employment | Working status of respondent at the time of survey | ||
Yes | 750 | 10.2 | |
No | 6588 | 89.8 | |
Sex of household head | Household head being a male figure | ||
Male | 6754 | 92.0 | |
Female | 584 | 8.0 | |
Age at first birth | Age at which respondent experienced first childbirth | ||
<18 | 3690 | 50.3 | |
≥18 | 3648 | 49.7 | |
Ideal number of children | Respondents opinion on the adequate number of children | ||
1 | 6979 | 95.1 | |
>1 | 359 | 4.9 | |
Has a say in own healthcare decision | Respondent can decide where to go and how much spending on healthcare | ||
Yes | 4395 | 59.9 | |
No | 2942 | 40.1 | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancy | History of pregnancy termination | ||
Yes | 1338 | 18.2 | |
No | 6000 | 81.8 | |
Currently using any contraception | Use of contraception of both traditional and modern type at the time of survey | ||
Yes | 4836 | 65.9 | |
No | 2502 | 34.1 | |
Unmet need for contraception | Fecund women who are not using contraception but want to space/limit pregnancy | ||
Yes | 992 | 13.5 | |
No | 6346 | 86.5 | |
Decision maker for using contraception | Decision on contraceptive use made by respondent alone or jointly with husband | ||
Respondent | 520 | 7.1 | |
Husband /Joint | 6818 | 92.9 |