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Table 1 Weighted percentage distribution of deliveries by skilled birth attendants (SBAs), with selected background characteristics, in Khulna and Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

From: A comparison of practices, distributions and determinants of birth attendance in two divisions with highest and lowest skilled delivery attendance in Bangladesh

Characteristics

Khulna Division’s SBA attendance

Sylhet Division’s SBA attendance

No (%)a

Yes (%)a

Total (n)b

No (%)a

Yes (%)a

Total (n)b

Current age (years)

 15–24

42.0

58.0

216

71.6

28.4

245

 25–34

41.4

58.6

154

69.7

30.3

182

 35–49

32.1

67.9

14

90.6

9.4

42

Parity

 1

35.4

64.6

152

64.6

35.4

152

  ≥ 2

45.3

54.6

232

76.4

23.6

317

Education level of women

 No formal

45.6

54.3

27

89.9

10.1

110

 Primary

56.1

43.9

91

80.8

19.2

183

 Secondary

39.2

60.7

219

57.0

43.0

154

 College or above

20.3

79.7

47

28.3

71.7

22

Occupation of the women

 Not working

39.9

60.1

296

71.9

28.1

407

 Working

46.3

53.6

88

76.9

23.1

62

Birth interval (years)

 0–2

49.1

50.9

29

81.4

18.6

78

  ≥ 3

40.8

59.2

355

70.8

29.2

391

Known pregnancy complications

 No

44.4

55.6

234

77.4

22.6

346

 Yes

36.7

63.3

150

58.9

41.1

123

Receiving ANC by skilled provider

 No

66.1

33.9

68

90.6

9.4

194

 Yes

36.1

63.9

316

59.9

40.1

275

Receiving visit by a family planning worker

 No

40.4

59.6

277

76.6

23.4

365

 Yes

43.8

56.1

107

58.5

41.5

104

Education level of husbands of the women

 No formal

53.3

46.7

66

82.6

17.3

168

 Primary

47.9

52.1

119

77.8

22.2

182

 Secondary

40.4

59.6

143

52.3

47.7

84

 Higher

15.8

84.2

56

45.8

54.2

35

Religion

 Islam

41.6

58.4

335

73.4

26.6

422

 Others

40.0

60.0

49

65.0

35.0

47

Place of residence

 Urban

26.2

73.8

91

56.1

43.9

72

 Rural

46.1

53.9

293

75.6

24.4

397

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

69.7

30.3

75

88.9

11.0

158

 Poorer

48.7

51.3

79

83.9

16.1

106

 Middle

41.3

58.7

84

68.1

31.9

74

 Richer

23.7

76.3

83

54.1

45.9

73

 Richest

21.6

78.4

62

36.5

63.5

58

  1. aWeighted frequency (row percentage)
  2. bTotal Weighted number