Table II

Percent distribution of pregnancy intention by the respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics

CharacteristicsIntended
n=386
Unintended
n=397
p-value
Study area
Mirpur107 (68.2)50 (31.9) 
Shaympur89 (58.6)63 (41.5) 
Kamrangirchar69 (42.3)94 (57.7) 
Shekhertek61 (39.4)94 (60.6) 
Rayerbazar60 (38.5)96 (61.5)<0.01
Education of respondents (in completed years)
No education59 (42.1)81 (57.9) 
1–8 years of education285 (49.6)290 (50.4) 
>8 years of education42 (61.8)26 (38.2)0.03
Education of respondents’ spouses (in completed years)
No education112 (53.9)96 (46.1) 
1–8 years of education207 (45.9)244 (54.1) 
>8 years of education67 (54.0)57 (46.0)0.09
Worked for earning money
Yes56 (48.3)60 (51.7) 
No330 (49.5)337 (50.5)0.81
Had decision-making power in family expenditure
Yes39 (63.9)22 (36.1) 
No347 (48.1)375 (51.9)0.02
Agreed to marriage
Love marriage147 (48.8)154 (51.2) 
Agreed with arranged marriage213 (51.2)203 (48.8) 
Did not agree with arranged marriage26 (39.4)40 (60.6)0.20
Age difference between respondents and their spouses (in completed years)
⩽5112 (42.4)152 (57.6) 
6–10221 (52.5)200 (47.5) 
>1053 (54.1)45 (45.9)0.02
Respondent’s age at first conception (in completed years)
⩽1451 (36.7)88 (63.3) 
15–17280 (50.1)279 (49.9) 
⩾1855 (64.7)30 (35.3)<0.01
Delaying first pregnancy (months)
⩽1277 (34.2)148 (65.8) 
12–35256 (53.0)227 (47.0) 
>3553 (70.7)22 (29.3)<0.001

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