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Table 1 Weighted prevalence of menstrual regulation by socio-demographics

From: Prevalence and determinants of menstrual regulation among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Menstrual Regulation

% (95% CI)

Overall

8084

12.3 (11.1–13.4)

Division

 Barisal

619 (7.7)

10.8 (8.8–12.7)

 Chittagong

1576 (19.5)

10.2 (8.1–12.3)

 Dhaka

2638 (32.6)

15.1 (12.5–17.7)

 Khulna

637 (7.9)

10.5 (8.0–13.1)

 Rajshahi

1071 (10.2)

10.7 (8.8–12.6)

 Rangpur

1241 (15.4)

13.0 (10.3–15.8)

 Sylhet

302 (3.7)

7.2 (4.5–9.9)

Place of residence

 Rural

5015 (62.0)

11.5 (9.9–13.1)

 Urban

3069 (38.0)

13.5 (12.1–15.0)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1571 (19.4)

10.5 (9.1–12.1)

 Poorer

1589 (19.7)

10.8 (9.4–12.5)

 Middle

1577 (19.5)

11.4 (9.1–13.8)

 Richer

1672 (20.7)

13.9 (11.9–15.9)

 Richest

1675 (20.7)

14.4 (12.7–16.1)

Religion

 Non-Muslim

839 (10.4)

11.2 (8.5–13.9)

 Muslim

7245 (89.6)

12.4 (11.2–13.6)

Age

  < 20

686 (8.5)

3.1 (1.6–4.6)

 20–29

3105 (38.4)

9.7 (8.3–11.1)

 30+

4293 (53.1)

15.6 (14.0–17.2)

Age at first marriage (Mean ± SE)

16.2 ± 0.04

 

Level of education

 No education

1295 (16.0)

12.9 (10.4–15.5)

 Primary

2099 (26.0)

12.2 (10.3–14.1)

 Secondary

3490 (43.2)

12.3 (10.9–13.7)

 Higher

1200 (14.8)

11.5 (9.3–13.7)

Employment status

 No

5254 (65.0)

11.4 (10.1–12.7)

 Yes

2826 (35.0)

13.9 (12.2–15.5)

Method of contraceptive use

 Not use

2930 (36.2)

10.2 (8.8–11.6)

 Traditional method

737 (9.1)

16.9 (12.3–21.4)

 Modern method

4417 (54.6)

12.9 (11.5–14.2)

Desire for more children

 Wants no more

4495 (58.0)

14.4 (13.1–15.7)

 Wants more

2370 (30.6)

8.4 (6.6–10.1)

 Others

885 (11.4)

14.5 (11.0–18.4)

Parity

 No

704 (8.7)

6.6 (4.4–8.7)

 1–2

4700 (58.1)

11.4 (11.0–12.5)

 3–4

2252 (27.9)

15.4 (13.5–17.3)

 4+

428 (5.3)

14.7 (11.7–18.4)

NGO membership

 No

5397 (66.8)

11.4 (10.3–12.4)

 Yes

2687 (33.2)

14.1 (11.9–16.3)

Women’s empowerment

 Not empowered

895 (11.6)

9.8 (8.1–12.0)

 Moderately empowered

4467 (58.0)

13.0 (11.3–14.8)

 Highly empowered

2337 (30.4)

12.9 (11.3–14.5)

  1. CI Confidence Interval, NGO Non-Government Organization, SE Standard Error