Characteristic | Exposed (n = 210) | Non-exposed (n = 266) | Chi-squared test |
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Age of respondent women | |||
  < 25 years | 129 (61%) | 148 (56%) | χ2 = 1.617; df = 1; p = 0.204 |
  ≥ 25 years | 81 (39%) | 118 (44%) | |
Family monthly income | |||
  < 10,000 BDT | 107 (51%) | 116 (44%) | χ2 = 2.541; df = 1; p = 0.111 |
  ≥ 10,000 BDT | 103 (49%) | 150 (56%) | |
Women’s education | |||
 None or primary education | 86 (41%) | 100 (37%) | χ2 = 0.576; df = 2; p = 0.757 |
 Junior secondary school | 65 (31%) | 87 (33%) | |
 Secondary school or higher | 59 (28%) | 79 (30%) | |
Access to sanitary latrine | |||
 Yes | 194 (92%) | 244 (92%) | χ2 = 0.068; df = 1; p = 0.795 |
 No | 16 (8%) | 16 (8%) | |
Access to potable drinking water | |||
 Yes | 209 (99%) | 263 (99%) | χ2 = 0.598; df = 1; p = 0.439 |
 No | 1 (1%) | 3 (1%) | |
Residence | |||
 Urban | 134 (64%) | 127 (48%) | χ2 = 12.229; df = 1; p < 0.001 |
 Rural | 76 (36%) | 139 (52%) | |
a Districts | |||
 District A | 33 (16%) | 28 (11%) | χ2 = 36.524; df = 4; p < 0.001 |
 District B | 44 (21%) | 72 (27%) | |
 District C | 62 (29%) | 53 (20%) | |
 District D | 40 (19%) | 22 (8%) | |
 District E | 31 (15%) | 91 (34%) | |
Number of living children | |||
 1 | 91 (43%) | 112 (42%) | χ2 = 1.452; df = 2; p = 0.484 |
 2 | 73 (35%) | 105 (40%) | |
  ≥ 3 | 46 (22%) | 49 (18%) | |
Age of last born child (living) | |||
  < 6 months | 107 (51%) | 52 (20%) | χ2 = 66.775; df = 2; p < 0.001 |
 6–12 months | 84 (40%) | 125 (47%) | |
 13–18 months | 19 (9%) | 89 (33%) | |
Type of messages received | Â | Â | Â |
 Voice | 207 (99%) | 263 (99%) | χ2 = 0.085; df = 1; p = 0.770 |
 Text | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) | |
Woman’s access to phone | |||
 Shares phone | 92 (44%) | 119 (45%) | χ2 = 0.001; df = 1; p = 0.969 |
 Never shares phone | 118 (56%) | 147 (55%) |