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Table 2 Bivariate association between mobile utilization for seeking childbirth services with the socioeconomic variables stratified by neighbourhood types

From: Disparities in the use of mobile phone for seeking childbirth services among women in the urban areas: Bangladesh Urban Health Survey

Variables

n (%)

City Corporation: Slum (7.4%)

City Corporation: non-Slum (16.2%)

Rest-Urban

(12.2%)

Age

 14–19

88 (8.8)

9.3

8.6

8.5

 20–24

339 (33.9)

38.5

27.7

35.7

 25–29

332 (33.2)

29.9

33.6

35.4

 30–34

177 (17.7)

16.3

22.9

14.0

 34+

65 (6.5)

6.0

7.1

6.3

 p

.027

.397

.171

.064

Religion

 Islam

925 (92.4)

93.7

95.2

88.7

 Hinduism

72 (7.2)

6.0

4.8

10.4

 Buddhism

4 (0.4)

0.3

 

0.8

 p

.097

.817

.417

.004

Ever attended school

 Yes

935 (93.4)

84.4

97.6

97.0

 No

66 (6.6)

15.6

2.4

3.0

 p

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

142 (14.2)

29.6

2.1

12.6

 Poorer

200 (20.0)

35.5

10.1

16.2

 Middle

190 (19.0)

23.9

13.7

19.8

 Richer

226 (22.6)

9.0

25.3

31.3

 Richest

243 (24.3)

2.0

48.8

20.1

 p

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Currently working

 Yes

133 (13.3)

17.9

13.7

9.1

 No

868 (86.7)

82.1

86.3

90.9

 p

<.0001

.004

.529

.575

Parity

 1

473 (47.3)

43.9

47.6

49.7

 2

334 (33.4)

32.9

35.1

32.1

 3

140 (14.0)

15.0

12.8

14.3

 4

54 (5.4)

8.3

4.5

3.8

 p

<.0001

.019

.08

<.0001

Mother’s club

 Yes

24 (2.4)

2.0

2.4

2.7

 No

977 (97.6)

98.0

97.6

97.3

 

.139

.304

.378

.45

Microcredit

 No

869 (86.8)

85.7

91.1

83.8

 Yes

132 (13.2)

14.3

8.9

16.2

 p

.262

.272

.23

.047

Watches TV

 Yes

944 (94.3)

91.0

97.6

94.0

 No

57 (5.7)

9.0

2.4

6.0

 p

<.0001

<.0001

.001

<.0001

Listens to radio

 Yes

66 (6.6)

5.0

10.7

4.1

 No

935 (93.4)

95.0

89.3

95.9

 p

<.0001

.055

<.0001

.103

  1. BUHS 2013