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Table 2 Distribution of currently married women of Sylhet division according to current use of contraceptives and selected background characteristics
| Characteristics | Contraceptives use | Total (N(%))b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N(%))a | Yes (N(%))a | ||
| Current Age (years) | |||
| 15–24 | 239 (65.4) | 126 (34.6) | 365 (31.9) |
| 25–34 | 178 (42.0) | 247 (58.0) | 425 (37.0) |
| 35–49 | 182 (50.8) | 175 (49.2) | 357 (31.1) |
| Number of living children | |||
| ≤2 | 363 (62.1) | 222 (37.9) | 585 (51.0) |
| 3–4 | 138 (39.3) | 214 (60.7) | 352 (30.7) |
| ≥5 | 98 (46.4) | 112 (53.6) | 210 (18.3) |
| Have son | |||
| No | 230 (71.1) | 94 (28.9) | 324 (28.3) |
| Yes | 368 (44.7) | 455 (55.2) | 823 (71.7) |
| Ever experienced death of a child | |||
| No | 462 (52.6) | 416 (47.4) | 878 (76.6) |
| Yes | 137 (51.0) | 132 (49.0) | 269 (23.4) |
| Education level of women | |||
| No education | 173 (49.9) | 174 (50.1) | 347 (30.2) |
| Primary | 222 (54.5) | 186 (45.5) | 408 (35.6) |
| Secondary | 175 (52.4) | 159 (47.6) | 334 (29.2) |
| Higher | 28 (49.0) | 30 (51.0) | 58 (5.0) |
| Education of husband | |||
| No education | 218 (51.3) | 207 (48.7) | 425 (37.1) |
| Primary | 204 (51.7) | 191 (48.3) | 395 (34.3) |
| Secondary | 139 (57.8) | 102 (42.3) | 241 (21.0) |
| Higher | 38 (43.8) | 48 (56.2) | 86 (7.6) |
| Working status of women | |||
| No | 526 (54.8) | 434 (45.2) | 960 (83.7) |
| Yes | 73 (38.9) | 114 (61.1) | 187 (16.3) |
| Visited by FPW | |||
| No | 528 (56.4) | 408 (43.6) | 936 (81.6) |
| Yes | 71 (33.7) | 140 (66.3) | 211 (18.4) |
| NGO membership | |||
| No | 494 (55.3) | 398 (44.7) | 892 (77.8) |
| Yes | 105 (41.2) | 150 (58.8) | 255 (22.2) |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 525 (52.7) | 470 (47.3) | 995 (86.8) |
| Others | 74 (48.8) | 78 (51.2) | 152 (13.2) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 85 (41.5) | 120 (58.5) | 205 (17.9) |
| Rural | 514 (54.6) | 428 (45.4) | 942 (82.1) |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| Poorest | 168 (54.0) | 143 (46.0) | 311 (27.2) |
| Poorer | 139 (54.8) | 114 (45.2) | 253 (22.1) |
| Middle | 95 (47.0) | 106 (53.0) | 201 (17.5) |
| Richer | 85 (49.2) | 87 (50.8) | 172 (15.0) |
| Richest | 113 (53.8) | 97 (46.2) | 210 (18.2) |
