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Table 1 Trends in socio-demographic characteristics in Bangladesh (1991–2004)

From: A decade of inequality in maternity care: antenatal care, professional attendance at delivery, and caesarean section in Bangladesh (1991–2004)

Socioeconomic and demographic variables

Year

 
 

1991–1993 (N = 6,221)

1994–1996 (N = 6,312)

1997–1999 (N = 5,255)

2000–2004 (N = 5,965)

P-value*

Area of residence

    

P < 0.001

Rural

86.6%

82.1%

73.8%

70.0%

 

Urban

13.4%

17.9%

26.2%

30.0%

 

Maternal education

    

P < 0.001

No education

56.5%

52.4%

44.3%

35.8%

 

Primary

28.2%

28.4%

29.0%

31.1%

 

Secondary

13.4%

16.2%

22.2%

27.0%

 

Higher

1.8%

3.0%

4.5%

6.0%

 

Paternal education

    

P < 0.001

No education

47.4%

46.0%

42.0%

38.2%

 

Primary

24.8%

25.7%

25.3%

26.8%

 

Secondary

20.5%

19.6%

22.4%

24.5%

 

Higher

7.4%

8.6%

10.3%

10.5%

 

Asset quintiles

    

P < 0.001

Poorest

27.6%

21.6%

17.4%

10.2%

 

Poor

24.5%

22.4%

19.2%

15.9%

 

Middle

19.5%

19.2%

18.6%

22.5%

 

Richer

15.1%

19.0%

21.7%

24.9%

 

Richest

13.3%

17.8%

23.2%

26.5%

 

Age (years)

    

P < 0.001

10–19

13.8%

15.7%

18.3%

18.3%

 

20–24

33.0%

30.8%

31.1%

34.2%

 

25–29

28.3%

27.8%

26.9%

23.9%

 

30–34

13.8%

15.6%

14.7%

14.5%

 

35–39

7.6%

6.8%

6.3%

6.5%

 

40–49

3.5%

3.3%

2.8%

2.6%

 

Parity

    

P < 0.001

1

9.1%

12.2%

16.8%

23.0%

 

2

18.6%

22.6%

25.8%

26.8%

 

3

20.0%

20.5%

20.3%

19.5%

 

4

16.4%

15.1%

13.7%

12.9%

 

≥5

35.9%

29.6%

23.4%

17.9%

 

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

 
  1. * P-values from Chi-squared test for differences in proportions by year group