Table 3 Association between underweight and socio-economic, and demographic factors of early childbearing Bangladeshi mother (BDHS-2011) (n = 2539)

Place of residence

Urban

215 (25.5)

44.09

<0.001

Rural

659 (38.8)

Mother education level

Up to primary

431 (39.9)

25.04

<0.001

Secondary and higher

443 (30.4)

Partner education level

Up to primary

560 (38.5)

25.52

<0.001

Secondary and higher

314 (28.9)

Respondent’s occupation

Housewives

722 (32.4)

33.39

<0.001

Involved with hard labor

152 (49.0)

Partner’s occupation

Employee

373 (30.8)

13.25

<0.001

Non-employee

501 (37.7)

Wealth index

Poor

638 (39.0)

43.39

<0.001

Rich

236 (26.1)

Place of delivery

Respondent home

688 (36.4)

12.38

<0.001

Hospital/Clinic

186 (28.7)

Type of delivery

Non-caesarean

793 (35.3)

6.33

0.011

Caesarean

81 (27.7)

Mother age at first marriage

Lowest through 16 years

730 (35.2)

4.27

0.039

17 years and above

144 (31.1)

Mother age at first birth

Lowest through 16 years

460 (36.8)

6.31

0.012

17 years and above

414 (32.1)

Total children ever born

1–2

751 (33.5)

7.28

0.007

3 and above

123 (41.4)