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Table 1 Summary statistics of selected variables

From: Analysis of low birth weight and its co-variants in Bangladesh based on a sub-sample from nationally representative survey

Variables

Estimates (Total, n = 2319)

Frequency, n

Percentage, %

95% CI

Low birth weight

 Yes

469

20.2

18.6–21.9

 No

1850

79.8

78.1–81.4

Mother’s age (years)

25.0 ± 5.5 (Mean ± SD)

  < 20

548

23.6

21.9–25.4

 21–30

1429

61.6

59.6–63.6

 31+

342

14.75

13.3–16.2

Mother's education

 Secondary complete or Higher

581

25.1

23.3–26.8

 Others

1738

74.9

73.2–76.7

Household head education

 Secondary complete or Higher

534

23.1

21.3–24.8

 Others

1783

76.9

75.2–78.7

ANC visit

 Yes

2025

87.3

85.9–88.7

 No

294

12.7

11.3–14.0

ANC assistance

 Doctor/Nurse/Midwife/Auxiliary midwife

1746

75.3

73.5–77.1

 Other person

573

24.7

22.9–26.5

Media exposure

 Yes

2227

96.0

95.2–96.8

 No

92

4.0

3.2–4.8

Place of delivery

 Home

763

32.9

30.9–34.8

 Others

1556

67.1

65.2–69.0

Delivery assistance

 Doctor/Nurse/Midwife/Auxiliary midwife

1733

74.7

72.9–76.5

 Other person

586

25.3

23.5–27.0

Delivered by caesarean

 Yes

1027

44.3

42.3–46.3

 No

1292

55.7

53.7–57.7

Parity

 1

1038

44.8

42.7–46.8

  > 1

1281

55.2

53.2–57.3

Wealth index

 Low

781

33.7

31.8–35.6

 Middle

387

16.7

15.2–18.2

 High

1151

49.6

47.6–51.7

Place of residence

 Rural

1807

77.9

76.2–79.6

 Urban

512

22.1

20.4–23.8

Division

 Barisal

108

4.6

3.8–5.5

 Chittagong

243

10.4

9.2–11.7

 Dhaka

651

28.1

26.2–29.9

 Khulna

458

19.8

18.1–21.4

 Rajshahi

226

9.8

8.5–10.9

 Rangpur

536

23.1

21.4–24.8

 Sylhet

97

4.2

3.4–5.0