Table 1 Distribution of demographic, socioeconomic, and need characteristics among 10,580 women in rural Bangladesh

Demographic factors

Women’s age***

<18 years

15.8

7.8

4.4

13.8 (1460)

18-35 years

77.5

78.1

77.2

77.0 (8147)

>35 years

6.7

14.0

18.4

9.1 (971)

Missing

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1 (2)

Parity*

Nulliparity

28.6

19.3

19.0

24.3 (2571)

1-2 births

46.4

48.4

48.0

47.9 (5068)

>2 births

25.0

32.3

32.9

27.8 (2941)

Missing

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0 (0)

Socioeconomic factors

Household wealth index ***

Lowest Quartile

26.0

25.5

22.0

25.2 (2709)

2nd Quartile

25.3

25.6

22.9

25.0 (2661)

3rd Quartile

24.8

25.5

22.2

25.0 (2675)

Highest Quartile

23.6

23.2

32.8

24.6 (2519)

Missing

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.2 (16)

Women’s employment***

No job

57.9

56.8

50.7

55.9 (5914)

Any job

42.0

43.1

49.2

44.0 (4653)

Missing

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1 (13)

Women’s literacy***

Illiterate

46.2

46.8

37.7

46.1 (4877)

Literate

53.5

53.0

62.2

53.7 (5686)

Missing

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.2 (17)

Perceived need factors

Obstetric history

Live birth or no previous Pregnancy

73.3

74.4

72.6

73.1 (7742)

Previous stillbirth or Abortion

26.7

25.5

27.4

26.8 (2835)

Missing

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1 (3)

Pregnancy wantedness (women)***

Wanted pregnancy

17.5

48.1

56.4

43.1 (4560)

Mistimed pregnancy

13.6

10.0

6.7

14.4 (1524)

Unwanted pregnancy

68.1

41.3

36.4

41.8 (4422)

Missing

0.8

0.6

0.5

0.7 (74)

Service Factors

Distance from facility (kilometers)

Less than 10 km

20.0

20.0

23.2

20.4 (2180)

≥10 km

78.9

79.2

75.8

78.6 (8315)

Missing

1.1

0.8

1.0

1.0 (85)