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) |