Table 1 Selected characteristics of Bangladeshi urban women by migrant status (%)
From: Use of reproductive health care services among urban migrant women in Bangladesh
Characteristics | Migrant (N = 8921) | Non-migrant (N = 5270) |
|---|---|---|
Age* | ||
≤18 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
19–24 | 24.5 | 28.5 |
25–29 | 16.5 | 17.0 |
30–34 | 14.5 | 13.4 |
35–39 | 13.3 | 11.6 |
40–44 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
45–49 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
50–54 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
55–59 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Marital status* | ||
Currently married | 83.1 | 71.9 |
Separated/deserted/widowed/divorced | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Never married | 6.5 | 18.1 |
Age at first marriage <18 years* | N = 8343 | N = 4317 |
72.2 | 67.9 | |
Not attended school* | 36.7 | 27.5 |
Muslim Religion** | 90.1 | 91.8 |
Not working currently* | 67.2 | 76.4 |
Division (Administrative regions in descending order of density of health care facilities)* a | ||
Dhaka | 44.0 | 30.5 |
No. of all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 40, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 6655; population/bed = 6900 | ||
Rajshahi | 7.4 | 15.1 |
No. of all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 26, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 4650; population/bed = 7621 | ||
Chittagong | 26.8 | 30.4 |
No. of all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 17, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 3550; population/bed = 8002 | ||
Khulna | 12.9 | 14.1 |
No. all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 16, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 2015; population/bed = 8536 | ||
Sylhet | 4.8 | 3.1 |
No. of all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 10, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 1826; population/bed = 5093 | ||
Barisal | 4.2 | 6.7 |
No. of all secondary & tertiary | ||
hospitals = 08, no. of public hospital | ||
beds = 1370; population/bed = 7010 | ||
Place of current residence* | ||
Urban slum | 51.5 | 41.9 |
Urban non-slum | 38.1 | 40.7 |
District town | 10.4 | 17.3 |
Origin of birth* | ||
City corporation | 2.9 | 63.7 |
District town | 9.2 | 22.8 |
Other town | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Village | 83.9 | 11.8b |
Abroad | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Illness and healthcare decision making | ||
Experience of any serious illness in last year* | 21.4 | 18.0 |
Person who makes final decisions about health care* | N = 7688 | N = 3955 |
Respondent | 24.3 | 26.8 |
Spouse | 33.5 | 29.3 |
Respondent and spouse jointly | 32.1 | 29.6 |
Someone else | 4.5 | 6.5 |
Respondent and someone else jointly | 5.6 | 7.8 |
Perceived security of area* | ||
Very safe | 40.2 | 46.4 |
Somewhat safe | 55.5 | 49.0 |
Unsafe & very unsafe | 4.4 | 4.6 |
STI symptoms** | ||
Itching in vaginal area | 14.8 | 13.0 |
Genital soreness | 3.7 | 2.7 |
Sexual violence | ||
Forced to have sexual intercourse | N = 7412 | N = 3790 |
19.3 | 19.9 | |