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 |